CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. ARMAS AND CUCULLU


34 U.S. 224 (____)

9 Pet. 224

THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. CHRISTOVAL G. DE ARMAS, AND MANUEL SIMON CUCULLU.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr Clay and Mr Porter, for the defendants in error.


Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellees claim title to a lot of ground in the city of New Orleans, as purchasers from the heirs of Catharine Gonzales, the widow of Thomas Beltran, alias Bertrand, who had been in possession of the lot for several years, by permission of the Spanish government. This incomplete title was regularly confirmed under the laws of the United States, and a patent...

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