CHRISTY v. PRIDGEON


71 U.S. 196 (____)

4 Wall. 196

CHRISTY v. PRIDGEON.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T. Ewing, Jr., for the plaintiff in error:

Mr. Adams and Mr. Leech, contra:


Mr. Justice FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action to try the title to a tract of land situated in the County of Harrison, in the State of Texas.

The plaintiff relied for recovery upon title derived under a grant from the Governor of Coahuila and Texas, made whilst Texas was a province of Mexico. The defendant rested his defence upon the invalidity of the grant in question, and this invalidity...

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