Luco v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
This Was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The appellants, Juan Manuel Luco and Jose Leandro Luco, filed their petition with the board of commissioners for ascertaining and settling land claims in California, on the 13th of September, 1854. This was after the time limited by the act of Congress of 1851. Rut, on their application, Congress passed a special act (July 17, 1854) authorizing the presentation of their claim.
They claim uuder a grant made to one Jose de ia Rosa, dated 4th of December, 1845, and purporting to be signed by Pio Pico, as acting Governor, and countersigned by Jose Maria Covarrubias, secretary. This document was…
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