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THE UNITED STATES v. POWER'S HEIRS

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52 U.S. 570 (1851)

11 How. 570

13 L.Ed. 817

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THOMAS POWER'S HEIRS.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 7, 1851.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The appeal was argued by Mr. Crittenden (Attorney-General), for the appellants, and submitted upon printed argument by Mr. Henderson, for the appellees.

Mr. Crittenden contended that the decree must be reversed, for the following reasons.

Mr. Henderson, for the defendants in error,

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case the petition sets forth that, before the year 1760, Deer Island was occupied, with the verbal consent of the provincial authorities, by Pierre Laclede and Pierre Songy, who on the 11th of September, 1760, sold their right of property thereof, and the improvements thereon, to Andre Jung; and that he made a similar sale to Ignace Brontin; that said Brontin sold...

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