Staffan v. Zeust
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from an order setting aside an order of publication against an absent defendant in an action of ejectment. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
This is an action of ejectment, the declaration in which is framed under rule 10 of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The plaintiff, George Staffan, sues to recover the possession of premises described in the declaration, stating the nature and extent of his estate and interest therein. Of this estate and interest in the premises he alleges that he was lawfully possessed on the 10th day of November, 1892, “when the defendant entered the premises and unlawfully ejected the plaintiff therefrom, and from thence hitherto unlawfully detained and still detains the same from the…
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