Stoneroad v. Beck
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court for San Miguel County, before William J. Mills, Chief Justice. The title to public lands was vested in the Mexican nation. Republic v. Thorn, 3 Tex. -199; Good v. McQueen’s Heirs, 3 Tex. 2-1-1; U. S. v. Coe, 171 U. S. 681; IT.
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Appeal from the District Court for San Miguel County, before William J. Mills, Chief Justice. The title to public lands was vested in the Mexican nation. Republic v. Thorn, 3 Tex. -199; Good v. McQueen’s Heirs, 3 Tex. 2-1-1; U. S. v. Coe, 171 U. S. 681; IT. S. v. Hartwell’s Heirs, 22 How. 288;, Leese v. Clark, 3 Cal. 16; Pino v. Hatch, 1 N. M. 125; Pollard’s Lessee v. Hagan et al, 3 How. 225; Jones v. Borden, 5 Tex. 410. When title passes to the new sovereignty it alone has authority to determine how its property shall he disposed of. Ely’s Administrator v. IT. S., 171 IT. S.; Pino v. Hatch,…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT.
MECHEM, J.
1 This is a suit originally commenced by certain claimants of interest in the Preston Beck Grant for the purpose of determining the title of the various persons claiming interest therein, and obtaining partition of it. In the year 1903, A. A. Jones, was appointed receiver of the grant and immediately entered into possession of a large portion of it. The Preston Beck grant, in the southeasterly portion, conflicts with the Perea grant to the extent of several thousand acres. The receiver appointed in this suit took possession of the Preston Beck grant, including…
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