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HANCOCK v. HOLBROOK

112 U.S. 229 (1884)

HANCOCK v. HOLBROOK & Others.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 17, 1884.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jeff. Chandler, Mr. Eppa Hunton and Mr. J.D. Rouse for appellants.

Mr. Thomas J. Semmes (Mr. Robert Mott was with him) for appellees.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought in a State court of Louisiana, on the 25th of November, 1876, by Edward C. Hancock, a citizen of Louisiana, against Eliza Jane Holbrook, George W. Nicholson, R.W. Holbrook, and Chas. T. Howard, all of the city of New Orleans, as stated in the petition, to establish an alleged title of Holbrook to 20/51 parts of all the property, rights, assets and good will of the "New Orleans Picayune...

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