UNDERWOOD v. DUGAN

No. 223.

139 U.S. 380 (1891)

UNDERWOOD v. DUGAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 30, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W. Hallett Phillips for appellants.

Mr. Sawnie Roberson and Mr. W.O. Davis for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

The facts in this case are these:

On March 1, 1838, one Fines Y. Roberson, whose name seems to have been spelled in different ways, sometimes as above stated, sometimes as "Phineas Robertson," again as "Phiness Y. Robinson," still again as "Phiness Robinson," received from the proper authorities of the State of Texas the following land certificate, entitling him as therein provided, and on the conditions...

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