MANSFIELD v. EXCELSIOR REFINING CO.

No. 239.

135 U.S. 326 (1890)

MANSFIELD v. EXCELSIOR REFINING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 5, 1890.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry B. Mason, for plaintiff in error, submitted on his brief.

Mr. W.E. Blake for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action in the nature of ejectment. It was brought by the plaintiff in error, December 24, 1879, to recover from the defendant in error the possession of a tract of land in Henderson County, Illinois, containing ten acres more or less, and upon which was a distillery. The plea was, not guilty of unlawfully withholding the premises described in the declaration. There were three trials of the case, each...

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