United States v. Patterson
Supreme Court of the United States
This was a branch of the preceding case. The original title and the lands were the same. Patterson claimed under a deed executed on the 21st of November, 1836, by the heirs of William Barr, deceased; but the deed purported to be executed by their attorney in fact, Robert Thompson. The cause was argued by the same counsel who argued the preceding case, with the addition of Mr. Lawrence, who claimed to intervene on behalf of the heirs of Joseph Piernas.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
This appeal was taken from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
The appellee claimed in the District Court a confirmation of the grants for the La Nana and Los Ormegas tracts of land, in which, he asserted an interest as an assignee of the heirs of William Barr, one of the members of the firm of William Barr & Co., in which they had been vested.
The questions of law and fact, arising in this case, are the same as those determined in the case of the United States v. Samuel Davenport’s Heirs, in so far as they concern the validity of the…
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