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· 2/18/1832

Watts v. Waddle Ex Rel. Leonard

Citations

  • 31 U.S. 389
  • 8 L. Ed. 437
  • 6 Pet. 389
  • 1832 U.S. LEXIS 483

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  • holding that although plaintiffs were not entitled to the specific relief they requested, the allegations in the complaint that defendants had been in possession of the land in controversy entitled plaintiffs to recover rents and profits under the prayer for general relief
  • \[A]ny relief may be given for which the basis is laid in the [complaint].\

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Judges: M'lean

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