Tush-ho-yo-tubby v. Barr
Mississippi Supreme Court
Ebeob to the circuit court of Chickasaw county. Bbad-BOBD, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the court. The counsel on both sides filed lengthy written arguments, too long for insertion, and too complete and elaborate for any successful attempt at abbreviation by the reporter, therefore they are omitted.
1Opinion of the Court
Peyton, C. J.:
This was an action of ejectment, brought by Tush-ho-yo-tubby to the November term, 1858, of the circuit court of Chickasaw county, against Jacob Barr, to recover the possession of one hundred and sixty acres of land situated in said county.
The declaration alleges, that the plaintiff’s right to the possession accrued on the 6th day of February, 1836, by virtue of a located reservation secured to him by the treaty of the United States with the Chickasaw Indians, of whom he was one; and that, in the year 1838, he left the said land unoccupied, and has been ever since beyond the…
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