EVANS v. PIKE


118 U.S. 241 (1886)

EVANS & Another v. PIKE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 10, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Grant, for plaintiffs in error, submitted on his brief, in which were cited.

Mr. John A. Campbell, for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a petitory suit brought by Marie P. Evans and her husband, the plaintiffs in error, to recover a plantation of 1911 acres, called the Richland plantation, situated in the parish of West Feliciana, near Baton Rouge, in the State of Louisiana. The action was originally commenced against William S. Pike, and is continued against his widow and heirs, the defendants...

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