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ALLEN v. GILLETTE

No. 277.

127 U.S. 589 (1888)

ALLEN v. GILLETTE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1888.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.T. Brady for appellant. Mr. H.F. Ring was with him on the brief.

Mr. T.N. Waul for appellee submitted on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit in equity in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. The bill sets forth that complainant, Fannie B. Allen, a citizen of Kentucky, is the granddaughter of James Morgan, who died in 1866 seized and possessed of an estate of 70,000 acres of land, and a homestead in Galveston, with some personal property. The land was unproductive and scattered throughout the State...

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