Jourdan v. Barrett
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up from the Supreme Court of Louisiana for the Eastern District, by.a writ of error, issued'under the 25th section of the Judiciary Act. They were petitory actions, according to the practice of Louisiana, brought by the plaintiffs in error against Barrett, to recover some land, and as they involved the same questions of law, they were consolidated in the courts of that State.
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This case was brought up from the Supreme Court of Louisiana for the Eastern District, by.a writ of error, issued'under the 25th section of the Judiciary Act. They were petitory actions, according to the practice of Louisiana, brought by the plaintiffs in error against Barrett, to recover some land, and as they involved the same questions of law, they were consolidated in the courts of that State. By referring to the diagram (which will be found on the next page), it will be seen that Jourdan and Landry were the owners of land fronting on the Mississippi River, and running back about forty…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
The record brings before us two petitory actions; one of Landry against Barrett; and the other of Jourdan against the same defendant. The State District Court of Louisiana adjudged the title, of Barrett the better, and for this reason decided in his favor in both actions ; but in that of Landry it was also held, that the title to the land he claimed was invalid, because he produced no other evidence of claim than the receipt of the receiver above set forth, dated 8th March, 1836 ; that the act of June 15, 1832, limited his right to purchase to three years ; and not having filed his notice of…
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