PELTZ ET AL. v. CLARKE


30 U.S. 481 (____)

5 Pet. 481

ALEXANDER M. PELTZ ET AL. PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR vs. JOSEPH S. CLARKE, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr Key, for the plaintiffs in error.

Mr Jones, for the defendant.


Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an ejectment brought by the plaintiffs in error against the defendant, in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Columbia.

The plaintiffs, who are the heirs of John Peltz, gave the title of their ancestor in evidence.

The defendant then proved that the land, for which this ejectment was brought, was sold under a decree...

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