Mayor of Mobile v. Eslava
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the Supreme Court of Alabama. The plaintiffs in error instituted an action, called in the language of the laws of Alabama “a plea of trespass to ,try titles,” against Miguel D. Eslava, the purpose of which was the recovery of possession and- damages for the detention of a certain lot- of ground, in the city of Mobile, bounded north by, ground in the possession of Thomas Terry, east by Commerce street, south by Chhrch street, west by Water street; and extending…
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IN error to the Supreme Court of Alabama. The plaintiffs in error instituted an action, called in the language of the laws of Alabama “a plea of trespass to ,try titles,” against Miguel D. Eslava, the purpose of which was the recovery of possession and- damages for the detention of a certain lot- of ground, in the city of Mobile, bounded north by, ground in the possession of Thomas Terry, east by Commerce street, south by Chhrch street, west by Water street; and extending from the east side of Commerce street to the channel of the- river. - The cause was tried in the Circuit' Court, in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice M'Lean
This -case comes beforé this Court on a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Alabama.
The plaintiffs brought an action to recover certain lots in the city of Mobile, bounded east by Commerce street, south by Church street, on the west by Water street, and extending on the east side of Commerce street to the channel of the river. They claim title under the act of Congress of the 26th.May, 1824; and the Circuit Court of the state, in which the action was first brought, decided against .their title. That decision wa^s removed to the Supreme Court of the state by writ of error, where the.…
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