Bonin v. Gulf Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
This was a petitory action for real property, or an action of ejectment, brought by the heirs of Gonsoulin, plaintiffs in error, against the Gulf Company, defendant in error, in the District Court of St. Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, where the land was situated. The petition alleged that a grant or concession by the Spanish Government was originally made to Dubuclet, St. Clair and Gonsoulin in 1783, and that the interest of Dubuclet and St. Clair were conveyed to the heirs of Gonsoulin after 1808.
That the United States Government issued a patent to the heirs of Gonsoulin, and that petitioners’…
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