Legal Opinion
United States v. O'DONNELL
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 28, 1938No. 487PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
This case involves the validity of the title of the United States to a part of Mare Island in San Francisco Bay, which was reserved for public purposes by Presidential Proclamation in 1850, was selected by the Secretary as a navy yard pursuant to Act of Congress, was reserved for that purpose by Presidential Order in 1853, and since 1854 has been so used.
The lands in question are in the area acquired as a result of the Mexican War by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, July 4, 1848, 9 Stat. 922, which guaranteed the property rights of Mexicans in the annexed territory. The United States claims…
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