Wilson v. Boyce
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was an action of ejectment. The controversy turned upon the effect of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, under which bonds were issued to and accepted by the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company. The act declared that the bonds should constitute' a first lien and mortgage upon the road and property of that company.
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was an action of ejectment. The controversy turned upon the effect of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, under which bonds were issued to and accepted by the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company. The act declared that the bonds should constitute' a first lien and mortgage upon the road and property of that company. Subsequently to the receipt of the bonds, the company executed a deed of trust upon her lands which had been granted by Congress to aid in the construction of the road. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
This is an action of ejectment brought by Blakeley Wilson, a citizen of the State of New Jersey, against Peter Boyce, to recover the possession of lands situated in the county of Scott, and State of Missouri, being a part of eleven thousand eight hundred and ninety-six acres and sixteen-hundredths of an acre purchased by Wilson on the 23d of November, 1860.
The Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company is by stipulation admitted to be the common source of title.
The title of Boyce, the defendant, is founded upon two several acts of the legislature of the State of Missouri; the first of the date of Dec.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Jackson ex rel. Howell v. DelanceyNew York Supreme Court · 1825
- Whitehead v. VineyardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
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