Hallett v. Doe ex dem. Hunt
Supreme Court of Alabama
Writ of error to the Circuit Court of Mobile. This was an action of ejectment at the suit of the defendants in error against the plaintiffs, for the recovery of a “parcel of land” situate in the city of Mobile; the form and location of which are shown by the following diagram: [A. represents the iron-bound stake, and JB. the land in controversy — -a tract in a triangular form, made above high water by alluvial deposits, or reclamation by art. The plaintiffs claim under…
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Writ of error to the Circuit Court of Mobile. This was an action of ejectment at the suit of the defendants in error against the plaintiffs, for the recovery of a “parcel of land” situate in the city of Mobile; the form and location of which are shown by the following diagram: [A. represents the iron-bound stake, and JB. the land in controversy — -a tract in a triangular form, made above high water by alluvial deposits, or reclamation by art. The plaintiffs claim under Forbes & Co. and insist .that they are entitled by the express terms of the grant, to extend their eastern lines to the…
1Opinion of the CourtCollier, C. J.
— The fourth section of the act of 1812, “ for ascertaining the titles and claims to lands, in that part of Louisiana which lies east of the river Mississippi, and island of New Orleans,” directs, that persons claiming lands in that “ tract of country,” by virtue of any grant, order of survey, or otherevidence of claim whatsoever, “derived from the French, British, or Spanish governments,” shall exhibit their claims to the commissioner appointed for the examination of the same, that he may cause them to be recorded, &c. By the fifth section, the commissioner is authorized “ to inquire into…
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- De Lima v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Magee v. Doe ex dem. HallettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
- Leverich v. Mayor of MobileU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Alabama · 1867
- Doe ex dem. Kennedy v. BebeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
- Doe ex dem. Pollard's Heirs v. GreitSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
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