Connor v. Bradley
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error, to the Circuit Court, of the United States for the District of Columbia and county of Washington. The case' was this: ..
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This case was brought up by writ of error, to the Circuit Court, of the United States for the District of Columbia and county of Washington. The case' was this: .. In 1807, William.Prout, living in the city of Washington, and being the owner,-in fee, of á lot .in said city, made a lease of a part of-it to Joseph B. Parsons, for the term of ninety-nine years, renewable forever. • It was in' the usual form, and contained the usual covenants, (with the exception of the one hereafter mentioned,) reserving an annual rent' of thirty-five dollars, paya- • ble on the 13th'day of March, clear of all…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daniel
At the trial below, the jury having returned a verdict for the plaintiff, the court thereupon adjudged to him his unexpired term in the premises claimed. To the rulings of the court in the progress of the trial two bills of exceptions were sealed at' the instance of the defendant. The second of these bills is adverted to merely as making a part of the history of this -cause. The questions thereby presented as growing out of the assessment of taxes on lots in the. city of Washington, and the modes of pro- ’ ceeding by the corporate authorities to subject the real property • of delinquents to…
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