MORELAND v. PAGE


61 U.S. 522 (____)

20 How. 522

DAVID MORELAND, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JEREMIAH PAGE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Badger and Mr. Carlisle for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Bradley for the defendant.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

In a court which is not bound by law to ignore all species of actions, and use only the generic name, this would be called an action of ejectment. Plaintiff's statement alleges that "he is owner of certain adjoining quarter sections of land, and that the northern boundary thereof is a line surveyed by Joel Baily, as per diagram annexed, and that plaintiff claims the line A B to be the true line, while defendant...

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