DUNPHY V. SULLIVAN, 117 U. S. 346 (1886)
Subscribe to Cases that cite 117 U. S. 346
Case Resources
Search this Case
in Google Scholar
on the Web
Google Web Search
MSN Web Search
Yahoo! Web Search
in the News
Google News Search
Google News Archive Search
Yahoo! News Search
in the Blogs
BlawgSearch.com Search
Google Blog Search
Technorati Blog Search
in other Databases
Google Book Search
Online Research Resources
Cornell LII
Cornell Wex Dictionary & Encyclopedia
LLRX.com - Legal Research
Expert Witness Directory
Nolo Consumer & Business
US Court Forms
USA Constitution Annotated
WashLaw Directory
World LII
Online Case Law
Cornell LII
FastCase $
Lexis $
LexisOne
Loislaw $
USSCPlus.com $
VersusLaw $
Link to the Case Preview: http://supreme.justia.com/us/117/346/
Link to the Full Text of Case: http://supreme.justia.com/us/117/346/case.html
U.S. Supreme Court
Dunphy v. Sullivan, 117 U.S. 346 (1886)
Dunphy v. Sullivan
Argued March 16, 1886
Decided March 22, 1886
117 U.S. 346
Syllabus
Possession of land in Montana under claim of title for more than three years prior to August 1, 1877, perfected title as against adverse claimants.
Ejectment for a town lot in Montana. Defendant in error as plaintiff below claimed under a deed from the probate judge as trustee and mesne conveyances, and relied on a continued possession under claim of title from August, 1870, to October, 1877. The defendant below also claimed title from the probate judge as trustee through mesne conveyances. Judgment for plaintiff, which was affirmed by the supreme court of the territory. The defendant brought this writ of error.