Easton v. Salisbury
Supreme Court of the United States
■ This base was brought up from the Supreme Court of Missouri by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. It was a petitionin the nature of an ejectment'brought by Easton against Salisbury in the St. Louis Court' .of Common ,Pleas, to recover the lots described in the opinion of the court. The Court of.
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■ This base was brought up from the Supreme Court of Missouri by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. It was a petitionin the nature of an ejectment'brought by Easton against Salisbury in the St. Louis Court' .of Common ,Pleas, to recover the lots described in the opinion of the court. The Court of. Common Pleas gave judgment for the defendant, and this judgment was affirmed by the Supreme Court. . The plaintiff claimed under a New Madrid patent issued in 1827, and the defendant ■ under a Spanish concession which was confirmed in 1836. The Supreme. Court of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the State of' Missouri. ■ -.
The parties agreed as to the facts in this Case, in order that the points of law might be ruled by the court., On- the 9th of July, 1811, there were confirmed to James Smith, by the- commissioners for the adjustment of titles to. land in the Territory of Missouri, lots nine and ten, (9 and 10,) containing two árpens of land, imthe village of Little Prairie, in the county of New Madrid, State of Missouri. Afterwards these lots, while still owned by said Smith, were materially injured by earthquakes, and proof thereof…
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