Stephenson v. Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to the St. Charles Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court, delivered by
Scott, Judge.
This was a bill in chancery, filed by Nancy Smith against Thomas Stephenson and James Coleman for an injunction and relief. The bill stated that the plaintiff, Nancy Smith, in the year 1829, at the United States land office, in St. Louis, entered a large quarter section of land, situated in the county of St. Charles. She was, at the time of the entry, and ever since has been, in pos*611session of the said tract of land. At the time of making the entry, James Coleman, one of the defendants, acting as agent or clerk both for the register and receiver.…
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