DAVILA v. MUMFORD ET AL.


65 U.S. 214 (____)

24 How. 214

MIGUEL DAVILA, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. DAVID MUMFORD AND JESSE MUMFORD.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Hale for the plaintiff in error, and submitted on a printed argument by Mr. Ballinger for the defendants. A cursory view only of the arguments can be given.


Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the District Court of the United States for the western district of Texas.

The suit was brought against the defendants and others to recover the possession of eleven square leagues of land, situate in what was formerly known as the county of Milam, on the right bank of the river San Andres, otherwise called Little river, where Buffalo...

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