HOUGHTON v. JONES


68 U.S. 702 (1863)

1 Wall. 702

HOUGHTON v. JONES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carlisle, for plaintiff in error:

Mr. Hepburn, contra.


Mr. Justice FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of certain real property situated in the County of Contra Costa, in the State of California. The plaintiff below, the defendant in error in this court, deraigned her title from the Mexican government, through a grant issued in August, 1841, by Juan B. Alvarado, then Governor of the Department of California, and sundry...

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