French v. Wade
Citation | 102 U.S. 132,26 L.Ed. 44 |
Parties | FRENCH v. WADE |
Decision Date | 01 October 1880 |
Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana.
This was a suit brought March 14, 1878, against Joseph M. French, by the heirs-at-law of Henry F. Wade, Jr., to recover the possession of certain real estate in the city of New Orleans.
Wade was the owner of the property when it was seized and a libel for its condemnation filed in the proper District Court of the United States, under the act of July 17, 1862 (12 Stat. 589), commonly called the Confiscation Acts, and the joint resolution of even date therewith. Id. 627. It was condemned May 6, 1865, as forfeited to the United States, and sold under a writ of venditioni exponas, Oct. 21, 1865. Wade was the purchaser, and he and his wife, by an authentic act passed before S. Magner, notary public, on the thirtieth day of that month, bargained and sold it in fee, with all legal warranties, to French. The latter took possession of it and made valuable improvements.
The act recites that the property was acquired by Wade Wade died Feb. 24, 1874.
Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, and French sued out this writ of error.
Mr. Benjamin F. Jonas for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. John A. Campbell, contra.
We think the court below was right in holding that this case was governed by that of Wallach et al. v. Van Riswick (92 U.S 202), in which we decided that after a seizure and an adjudicated condemnation and sale under the Confiscation Act of July 17, 1862 (12 Stat. 589), of the lands of one...
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