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LYON v. POLLOCK

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99 U.S. 668 (1879)

25 L.Ed. 265

LYON, v. POLLOCK.

Supreme Court of United States.

January 13, 1879.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Philip Phillips and Mr. W. Hallett Phillips for the appellant.

No counsel appeared for the appellees.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

This case turns upon the construction given to the letter of Lyon to Paschal, of the 24th of August, 1865. That letter clearly did not authorize the execution of a conveyance by Paschal in the name of Lyon to the purchaser. Its insufficiency in that respect was authoritatively determined in the action at law for the lands; the instrument executed...

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