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Show A 444-YEAR LAWSUIT. In tho two villages of Lucerun and Lnncoque, in tho Alpcs-Mari-limes, France, Juno 10 was kept a3 a public holiday to celebrato the end of a great lawsuit which has kept the two villages divided sinco November No-vember 11, 1-102. The question in dispute wos the possession of a piece of land at I.ovn, which each village claimed. A few days ago the court at Nico definitely settled tho matter by dividing tho land equally between be-tween tho villages. The total cost of this lawsuit during tho -Ml years amounts to $1G0,000, while tho valuo of tho land in disputo was about $2,000. Tho law papers which hod accumulated were docketed in 1,850 parcels, which weighed 10 tons, anil were stored in n Inrge, disused church. American Lawyer. |