CARROLL v. LESSEE OF CARROLL ET AL.


57 U.S. 275 (____)

16 How. 275

JANE M. CARROLL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. LESSEE OF GEORGE W. CARROLL, DE ROSZ CARROLL, ROBERT D. CARROLL, CHARLES W. CARROLL, JOHN M. MARTIN AND AMERICA HIS WIFE, AND JOHN FORD AND MARY HIS WIFE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Schley and Mr. Alexander, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Nelson and Mr. Johnson, for the defendants in error.


Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court.

This action of ejectment was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, to recover three undivided fourth parts of three tracts of land lying in Prince George's county, in that State. Both parties claimed under Michael B. Carroll; the plaintiffs as heirs at law, the defendant as devisee. It appeared at the trial, in the court below...

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