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WEBSTER v. COOPER

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55 U.S. 488 (1853)

14 How. 488

14 L.Ed. 510

HENRY WEBSTER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. PETER COOPER.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 23, 1853.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued in this court by Mr. Daveis, with whom was Mr. Dexter, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Allen, for the defendant in error.

Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court.

Henry Webster, an alien, and subject of Great Britain, brought his writ of entry in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maine, to recover possession of a parcel of land described in the count. He claims title under a will of Florentius Vassall. At the trial, the parties agreed on the following facts:

"It is agreed, by the parties, that the...

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