STEWART v. McHARRY

No. 366.

159 U.S. 643 (1895)

STEWART v. McHARRY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 18, 1895.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E.W. McGraw and Mr. T. Wagner for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Charles E. Wilson and Mr. W.S. Wells for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes before us on error to the Supreme Court of California. The action was ejectment, commenced in July, 1891, to recover possession of certain parcels of land situated in the county of Contra Costa, in that State.

The plaintiff in the court below, defendant in error here, alleges in his complaint that on the 26th of February of that year he was the owner in fee and entitled to the possession...

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