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LECOMPTE v. THE UNITED STATES

52 U.S. 115 (____)

11 How. 115

AMBROSE LECOMPTE, APPELLANT, v. THE UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Critlenden (Attorney-General), for the United States. No counsel appeared for the appellant.

Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana, pronounced on the 22d of November, 1847, dismissing the petition of the appellant, filed under authority of the act of Congress of June 17th, 1844, and by which was claimed of the United States a tract of land situated in Louisiana of four square superficial leagues...

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