Strother v. Lucas
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the district court of the United States for the district of Missouri. The counsel for the plaintiff in error, exhibited the following statement of the case:— “This was an action of ejectment brought by Daniel F. Strother, of Kentucky, against Jno.
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IN error to the district court of the United States for the district of Missouri. The counsel for the plaintiff in error, exhibited the following statement of the case:— “This was an action of ejectment brought by Daniel F. Strother, of Kentucky, against Jno. B. C. Lucas, of Missouri) to recover a tract of land particularly described in the declaration, as follows: “Lying and being in the city and county of St. Louis, state of Missouri, containing two arpents in breadth, by forty in depth, or eighty superficial .arpents, French measure; one of which arpénts by. forty was granted to one Rene…
1Opinion of the Court 1
37 U.S. 410 (1838)
12 Pet. 410
DANIEL F. STROTHER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR
v.
JOHN B.C. LUCAS, DEFENDANT.
Supreme Court of United States.
The case was argued by Mr. Lawless and Mr. Benton for the plaintiff in error: and by Mr. Geyer and Mr. Jones for the defendant.[*]
2Opinion of the Court · BaldwinJustice Baldwin
The plaintiff brought an ejectment in the district court of Missouri, to recover possession of two pieces or tracts of land, formerly common field lots adjacent to the village, and now part of the city of St. Louis; a verdict and judgment was rendered for the defendant, on which the plaintiff brought his writ of error. The whole merits of…
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