Doswell v. De La Lanza
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of. error, from the District Court of the United States for the district of Texas. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
This case .is brought before us by a writ of error to the Cir cuit Court for the district of Texas.
In his petition, the plaintiff claims two leagues Of land, worth twenty-five thousand dollars, in Nueces county, San Patricio district, on the bay of Corpus Christi, and west of the Nueces; and he alleges that the defendants, on or about the 4th day of October, 1849, entered into the possession of one-fourth of the above premises, and ejected the petitioner, &c.
The defendants pleaded the general issue, and, by leave of the court, filed an amended answer, containing six pleas in bar. The first…
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