Jones v. St. Louis Land & Cattle Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OP NEW MEXICO. The facts, which involve the title of the parties to certain Mexican land grants, are stated in the opinion. The Jefe Politico was never authorized to grant lands. The Spanish system was abrogated by Independence. The Plan of Iguala did not continue Spanish system. The Spanish system was abolished by law of .1823. There is no presumption in favor of the Beck grant. The survey of the Beck grant gives no preference.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OP NEW MEXICO. The facts, which involve the title of the parties to certain Mexican land grants, are stated in the opinion. The Jefe Politico was never authorized to grant lands. The Spanish system was abrogated by Independence. The Plan of Iguala did not continue Spanish system. The Spanish system was abolished by law of .1823. There is no presumption in favor of the Beck grant. The survey of the Beck grant gives no preference. The confirmation of the Beck grant does not relate back to the date of the application to Surveyor General. In support of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
In the year 1876 this suit was instituted by William P. Beck et al. for the purpose of determining the title of the parties to what is known as the Preston Beck grant, and for a partition of the same. This grant conflicts with a certain other grant, known as the Perea grant, to the extent of about 5,000 acres. In the year 1903, Andrieus A. Jones, appellant, was appointed receiver of the Beck grant and entered into possession of it, including the land in conflict. The St. Louis Land & Cattle Company, appellee, filed an intervening petition in the cause and set up a claim to the land in'…
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