Heath v. Wallace
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE CALIFORNIA. The federal question is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
This was an action of ejectment in one of the state courts of California, to recover the possession of a tract of one hundred and sixty acres .of land in San Joaquin County in that State, particularly described as the northwest quarter of section 23, township 3 north, range 7 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian.
The plaintiff below, who is also the plaintiff in error, set up a title derived from the State, claiming that the land was a part of its swamp land grant; under the act of September 28, 1850, as confirmed by the act of July 23, 1866. The defendant filed a general denial, and claimed…
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