Dower v. Richards
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE CALIFORNIA. The case is stated in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justioe (xray
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
Tbis ivas an action of ejectment, brought November 15, 1887, by the executors of Philip Richards against Harriet Dower and others, in the superior court for the county of Nevada in the State of California, to recover possession of two lots in the city of Nevada in that county, which the complaint alleged that Richards in his lifetime was tbe owner and in possession of.
Tbe defendants, in their answer, alleged that Harriet Dower, of whom.the other defendants were servants, was the owner and in possession and entitled to the possession of a…
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