BURNETT v. CALDWELL


76 U.S. 290 (____)

9 Wall. 290

BURNETT v. CALDWELL.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thompson, for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. J.E. Brown submitted an able brief contra.


Mr. Justice SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia. The suit was an action of ejectment, prosecuted by the defendant in error to recover possession of the premises described in his declaration. The view which we take of the case renders it unnecessary to consider several of the exceptions which are found in the record. The facts as they appear, and which are...

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