ROBERTS v. COOPER


61 U.S. 467 (____)

20 How. 467

ENOCH C. ROBERTS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES M. COOPER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Upon these exceptions the case came up to this court, and was argued by Mr. Truman Smith and Mr. Reverdy Johnson for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Vinton for the defendant.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

Cooper, the plaintiff below, brought this action of ejectment to recover a part of section No. 16, in township 50 north, range 39 west, lying within the mineral district south of Lake Superior, in the State of Michigan. He claimed under the State of Michigan, and the defendant for the Minnesota Mining Company, under a right of pre-emption from the United States. The case...

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