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Title: Pugh v. United States
Author : United States Supreme Court
Release Date : January 01, 1871
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 52 KB

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First. That the United States, during the late civil war, illegally, violently, and forcibly took possession of his plantation, in the State of Louisiana, on the false pretext that it had been abandoned by the owner, and held it until January, 1866, during which time the United States, and the agents placed in charge of the plantation, destroyed and carried away the property of the petitioner to the value of $42,508; and, Secondly. That the United States, during the same period, rented the plantation to sundry persons, who made large crops, worth $15,000 or $30,000. This petition was dismissed by the Court of Claims for want of jurisdiction, and the case was now here on appeal.