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M'ARTHUR v. PORTER

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31 U.S. 205 (1832)

6 Pet. 205

8 L.Ed. 371

DUNCAN M'ARTHUR, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WESLEY S. PORTER, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 24, 1832.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr Vinton and Mr Doddridge, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr Ewing, for the defendant.

Mr Vinton, for the plaintiff.

Mr Ewing, for the defendant in error contended,

Mr Doddridge, in reply, argued,

Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a writ of error to the circuit court for the district of Ohio. The original action was an ejectment brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, and the declaration (which contains several counts) describes the land demanded by specific metes and bounds. At the trial the jury found a verdict in the following terms. "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of the trespass in the plaintiff...

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