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MONTAULT ET AL v. THE UNITED STATES

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53 U.S. 47 (1851)

12 How. 47

13 L.Ed. 887

AUGUSTE DE MONTAULT, AUGUSTINE RENE THERESE MONTAULT BY HER NEXT FRIEND LOUIS MONTAULT AND WILLIAM ROGER DE LA CHOUQUAIS, HUSBAND OF THE SAID AUGUSTINE, LOUIS MONTAULT, BERNARD DAUTIERRE, VALERIE DAUTIERRE, ELEANOR DAUTIERRE BY HER NEXT FRIEND LOUIS MONTAULT AND HER HUSBAND AUGUSTIN RICHARD, ADELINE DAUTIERRE, VIRGINIE DAUTIERRE, BY HER NEXT FRIEND LOUIS MONTAULT AND HER HUSBAND LOUIS BOULIGNY, FANNY DAUTIERRE, THEODORE DAUTIERRE, PAULINE DAUTIERRE BY HER NEXT FRIEND LOUIS MONTAULT AND HER HUSBAND SAMUEL LOGAN, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

December 11, 1851.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Badger, for the appellants, and by Mr. Crittenden, Attorney-General, for the United States.

Mr. Crittenden, made three points:

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

The appeal in this case was taken from the decision of the District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

The appellants filed a petition in that court to establish their title to a tract of land situated south of the 31st degree of north latitude, and between the Rivers Mississippi and Perdido, in the State of Alabama, the boundaries of which are set...

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