Russell v. Maxwell Land Grant Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. On May 19, 1888, the defendant in error, as plaintiff, commenced this action in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado to recover the possession of a certain tract of land. After answer the case came on for final trial on October 10,1890. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendants allege error.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. On May 19, 1888, the defendant in error, as plaintiff, commenced this action in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado to recover the possession of a certain tract of land. After answer the case came on for final trial on October 10,1890. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendants allege error. The facts disclosed by the testimony are substantially these: On May 19, 1879, a patent was issued by the United States to Charles Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The Maxwell Land Grant is no stranger to this court. After the issue of the patent a bill Avas filed by the United States to set it aside on the ground of error and fraud, and after an exhaustive investigation, both in the Circuit and this court, a decree Ayas entered, dismissing the bill. Maxwell Land Grant Case, 121 U. S. 325; 122 U. S. 365; Interstate Land Company v. Maxwell Land Grant Company, 139 U. S. 569, 580, in Avhich it was said :
“ The confirmation and patenting of the grant to Beaubien and Miranda operated to divest the United States of all their rights .to the land embraced in the…
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