Brown v. Houston

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1885-05-04

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Me. Justice Beadley delivered the opinion of the court. • This suit was brought by the plaintiffs in error in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, 30th December, 1880, to enjoin the defendant, Houston, from seizing and selling a certain lot of coal belonging to the plaintiffs, situated in New Orleans. They alleged in their peti…

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