Lessee of William L. Brown and Wife, in Error v. Joseph Clements and Jonathan Hunt, in Error
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, under .the twenty-fifth.section of the Judiciary Act, from the' Supreme Court of the state of Alabama. It was an ejectment, brought by the plaintiffs in error to recover acres of land, in the possession of Clements as the tenant of Hunt. The plaintiff claimed title through a patent to James Ethe-ridge, and the defendants through a patent to W. D. Stone.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, under .the twenty-fifth.section of the Judiciary Act, from the' Supreme Court of the state of Alabama. It was an ejectment, brought by the plaintiffs in error to recover acres of land, in the possession of Clements as the tenant of Hunt. The plaintiff claimed title through a patent to James Ethe-ridge, and the defendants through a patent to W. D. Stone. Both Etheridge and Stone claimed as pre-emptioners under the act of Congress, passed on the 29th of May, 1830. The question depended upon the manner in which the fractional section twenty-two, in…
1Opinion of the Court 1
44 U.S. 650
3 How. 650
11 L.Ed. 767
LESSEE OF WILLIAM L. BROWN AND WIFE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,
v.
JOSEPH CLEMENTS AND JONATHAN HUNT, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR.
January Term, 1845
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THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act, from the Supreme Court of the state of Alabama.
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It was an ejectment, brought by the plaintiffs in error to recover 2 40/100 acres of land, in the possession of Clements as the tenant of Hunt. The plaintiff claimed title through a patent to James Etheridge, and the defendants through a patent to W. D. Stone. Both Etheridge and Stone…
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