Watts v. Ely Real Estate Inv. Co.
District Court, D. Arizona
In Equity. Suit by Cornelius C. Watts and Dabney C. T. Davis, Jr., against the Ely Real Estate Investment Company.
1Opinion of the Court
SAWTEEEE, District Judge.
This is an action brought by Cornelius C. Watts and Dabney C. T. Davis, Jr., against the Ely Real Estate Investment Company, to quiet title to a tract of land containing approximately 2,000 acres, located in Santa Cruz county, Ariz. Plaintiffs are citizens of the state of West Virginia, and the defendant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Missouri.
The bill alleges that by an Act of Congress of June 21, 1860 (12 Stat. 71, c. 167) authority was given the heirs of Euis Maria Baca to select approximately 500,000 acres of vacant land,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lane v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Ely's Administrator v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Lockhart v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Wise v. WattsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Lane v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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