Tupper v. Wise
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OE CALIFORNIA. Motion to dismiss, with which is united a motion to affirm.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Chief Justioe Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit brought by Wise, the defendant in er, 'of, against the plaintiffs in error and others to recover the possession of sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 8 E., Mount Diablo base and meridian, containing 640 acres of land. Tupper answered, denying that he -was in possession of any part of the section except the N. E. i, and to that he set up a pre-emption claim and settlement. Lenfesty made the same answer and claim as to the S. E. There was no joint ownership or joint possession. Each defendant claimed a separate and distinct interest in…
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