Denise v. Ruggles
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Missouri. The case depended on the construction of an old French grant, which is stated in the opinion of the court.
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This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Missouri. The case depended on the construction of an old French grant, which is stated in the opinion of the court. It would not be possible to explain the nature of the dispute to the reader, without the introduction of maps; and as the decision in this case cafinot possibly' serve to illustrate any that may hereafter occur, it is not deemed expedient to increase the size of this volume by their introduction, or the arguments of counsel to show that the grant could or could not be…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
This suit was brought in 1844, in the Circuit Court for the Missouri District, to recover sections nine and ten, and the half of sections numbers fifteen and sixteen, adjoining'to nine and ten, in ' township thirty-eight north, range two east of the principal meridian; making 1920 acres, of which it is alleged the defendant Ruggles was in possession. The cause was tried before'a jury in 1851, and a verdict rendered for the defendant.
The object of the suit is to establish a claim'of Renault’s-heirs to a tract of land containing upwards of fifty thousand acres. The claim depends on a grant, a…
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