United States v. Camou
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. In December, 1891, Juan Pedro Camou filed a petition in the Court of Private Land Claims, praying to have confirmed to him a certain tract of land situated in the county of Cochise, Territory of Arizona, known and designated as the San Rafael del Valle grant. Subsequent proceedings resulted in a trial and a decree in favor of the Government, adjudging petitioner’s claim and title invalid, and dismissing the petition.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. In December, 1891, Juan Pedro Camou filed a petition in the Court of Private Land Claims, praying to have confirmed to him a certain tract of land situated in the county of Cochise, Territory of Arizona, known and designated as the San Rafael del Valle grant. Subsequent proceedings resulted in a trial and a decree in favor of the Government, adjudging petitioner’s claim and title invalid, and dismissing the petition. The case was then brought by appeal to this court, where the decree of the Court of Private Land Claims was reversed and the case…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
When this cause was before us, in 171 U. S. 277, the validity of the claim was, upon full consideration, upheld. It was, however, held that the recovery should be restricted to the land claimed in the petition and paid for, and as it was shown that the survey was in excess of the land granted and paid for, the cause was remanded to the Court of Private Land Claims for further proceedings which , resulted, as shown by this record, in a final decree of confirmation, establishing the boundaries of the grant, and finding it to contain four sitios, or 17,474.93 acres.
The contention made on behalf…
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