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ELLIS v. DAVIS

109 U.S. 485 (1883)

ELLIS and Others v. DAVIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10th, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Reed Mills for the appellants.

Mr. John D. McPherson and Mr. Calderon Carlisle for the appellee.

MR. JUSTICE MATTHEWS delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellants, who were complainants below, are alleged in the bill of complaint to be, respectively, citizens of New York or Missouri, or British subjects and aliens, the defendant being a citizen of Mississippi.

It is set forth in the bill that Sarah Ann Dorsey died on July 4th, 1879, seized in fee simple of certain real estate, consisting of two plantations...

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