HOLCOMBE v. McKUSICK ET AL.


61 U.S. 552 (____)

20 How. 552

WILLIAM HOLCOMBE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN McKUSICK, JONATHAN E. McKUSICK, CHRISTOPHER CARLE, HORACE K. McKINSTRY, ELIAS McKEAN, AND JOSEPH C. YORK.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Bradley for the plaintiff in error, upon which side there was also a brief filed by Mr. Brisbin and Mr. Stevens, and by Mr. Cushing and Mr. Gillet for the defendants.


Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Minnesota.

The suit in the court below was brought to recover damages for wrongfully entering the plaintiff's dwelling-house at Stillwater, Minnesota Territory, and doing great injury to the same, removing it from its foundations, damaging and destroying the personal property therein, &c.

The defendants, in their answer, set forth...

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