Botiller v. Dominguez
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE' OE CALIFORNIA. The case which raised the federal question was stated by the court in its opinion as follows: ' This is a writ oh error to the Supreme Court of the State of California.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE' OE CALIFORNIA. The case which raised the federal question was stated by the court in its opinion as follows: ' This is a writ oh error to the Supreme Court of the State of California. The action was in the nature of ejectment, brought in the Superior Court of the county of' Los Angeles by Dominga ■Dominguez against Brigido Botiller and others, to recover possession of a tract of land situated in said county, known as Rancho Las-Nirgenes. • The title of the plaintiff was a grant, claimed to have been- made by the government of Mexico to Nemecio…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. .Justice Millee
delivered the opinion of the court.
The principal- error assigned, and the only one necessary to be. considered here, is .in the following language:
“ The court erred in holding that under the said act of Congress of. March- 3d, 1851,-it was not necessary for each and every person claiming lands in California, by virtue of any .right or- title derived from the Spanish or Mexican governments, to present such claim to the board» of land commissioners under said act.”
•The question presented is an important one in reference to land titles in the State of California, and is…
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