Pierce v. Molliken
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California
Action in Ejectment. Demurrer.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, District Judge.
This is an action in ejectment, to recover a tract of land in Contra Costa county, Cal. The complaint al'leges, among other things, that the value of said tract of land exceeds *197the sum of $2,000, and that the matter in dispute in this: action, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds the sum of $2,000; “that the title of the plaintiff to all of said tract of land, and his right to the possession thereof, accrued to and vested in him under and by virtue of a patent therefor which was duly and regularly issued to his grantor by the United States on or about the 28th day…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tennessee v. Union & Planters' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Benson v. McMahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Kansas Pacific Railroad v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- New Orleans v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Feibelman v. PackardSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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- Florida C. & P. R. Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1898