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McEWEN ET AL. v. DEN, LESSEE

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65 U.S. 242 (1861)

24 How. 242

16 L.Ed. 672

WILLIAM S. McEWEN AND HENRY H. WILEY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JOHN DEN, LESSEE OF CHARLES BULKLEY AND STUART BROWN.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 13, 1861.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was an ejectment brought under the circumstances stated in the opinion of the court, and was argued by Mr. Maynard and Mr. Hciskell for the plaintiffs in error, and Mr. Nelson for the defendants.

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

Bulkley sued McEwen and Wiley, in an action of ejectment, for 5,000 acres of land. At the trial, the plaintiff introduced a patent issued to Thomas B. Eastland, dated December 21st, 1838, No. 22,261. The plaintiff next offered to read the copy of a deed from Eastland to Bulkley for the tract granted, (with other lands;) to the reading of which objection was made, but the...

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