Davis v. Coblens
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT Of APPEALS Of THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
This js an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiffs in error and one Charles M. N. Latimer against the defendants in error for ninety-nine one-hundredths undivided part of original lot ten (10), in square 1031, in the city of "Washington, D. C.
The declaration was in the usual form, and defendants pleaded not guilty, on which issue was joined.
The plaintiffs derive title from Richard YoUng as heirs at law or grantees of heirs at law. The defendants claim by adverse possession under claim of title under an execution sale upon a judgment recovered against said Richard Young some time in the…
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