Carroll v. Lessee of Carroll
Supreme Court of the United States
This case came up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland. It was an action of' ejectment brought by the defendants in error, as heirs of Michael B. Carroll, to recover three undivided' fourth parts of all of three several tracts , or parcels of plant'able land, called, for the first of said three tracts, “ Black Walnut Thicket” and “Content,” contiguous to each other, lying and being in Prince George’s county, in the State…
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This case came up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland. It was an action of' ejectment brought by the defendants in error, as heirs of Michael B. Carroll, to recover three undivided' fourth parts of all of three several tracts , or parcels of plant'able land, called, for the first of said three tracts, “ Black Walnut Thicket” and “Content,” contiguous to each other, lying and being in Prince George’s county, in the State of Maryland, con • taining seven hundred acres, more or less; and called, for the second of said three tracts, “…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Curtis
This action of ejectment was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, to recover three undivided fourth parts of three tracts- of land lying in Prince George’s county, in that State. Both parties claimed under Michael B. Carroll; the plaintiffs as heirs at law, the defendant as devisee. It appeared at the trial, in the court-below, which was had at the November term, 1852, that on the 10th day of September, 1837, Michael B. Carroll duly executed his -last wifi, the material parts of which are as follows :
To ,-my dear wife, Jane, I give and bequeathe all…
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