LESSEE OF SMITH ET AL. v. McCANN


65 U.S. 398 (____)

24 How. 398

LESSEE OF ROBERT W. SMITH AND CAREY. W. BUTT, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM McCANN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Davis and Mr. F.L. Smith for the plaintiffs in error, and Mr. Campbell and Mr. Malcolm for the defendants.


Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes up upon a writ of error to revise the judgment of the Circuit Court for the district of Maryland, in an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant to recover certain lands lying in that State.

The plaintiff, in order to show title to the land claimed, offered in evidence, that Smith and Butt, lessors of the...

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