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JOURDAN ET AL. v. BARRETT ET AL

45 U.S. 169 (1846)

4 How. 169

NOEL JOURDAN AND JOSEPH LANDRY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THOMAS BARRETT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Coxe, for the plaintiffs in error, and Mr. Crittenden, for the defendant.

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

The record brings before us two petitory actions; one of Landry against Barrett; and the other of Jourdan against the same defendant. The State District Court of Louisiana adjudged the title of Barrett the better, and for this reason decided in his favor in both actions; but in that of Landry it was also held, that the title to the land he claimed was invalid, because...

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