White v. Keller
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. This was an action of ejectment by Walter A. White against -1. H. Keller. Judgment was rendered in the circuit court for the defendant. ITáiníiff brings error. In 1892, Walter A. White, the plaintiff in error, brought ejectment in the circuit court of Harrison county, state of Mississippi, against the tenant of ,1. II.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. This was an action of ejectment by Walter A. White against -1. H. Keller. Judgment was rendered in the circuit court for the defendant. ITáiníiff brings error. In 1892, Walter A. White, the plaintiff in error, brought ejectment in the circuit court of Harrison county, state of Mississippi, against the tenant of ,1. II. Keiier, defendant in error, who under the statute was admitted to defend, to recover a tract of land in that county. The some year the cause was removed to ihe United States circuit;…
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