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SMITH v. ORTON

62 U.S. 241 (1858)

21 How. 241

GEORGE SMITH, APPELLANT, v. JOHN J. ORTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Doolittle for the appellant, upon which side there was also a brief by Mr. Brown, and by Mr. Gillet for the appellee, upon which side there was also a brief by Mr. Mariner.

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

The bill was demurred to, and the demurrer sustained below, and the facts appear only on the face of the bill. Davis held the legal title to the two lots (Nos. 7 and 8) in dispute, lying in or near the city of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin. Davis held the legal title as trustee for Otis Hubbard. In June, 1851, Hubbard, for a good and valuable consideration, conveyed the premises to Joachim Gruenhagin, by...

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