Legal Opinion
United States v. Candelaria
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1926No. 208PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
In 1922 the United States brought a suit in the federal district court for New Mexico against José Candelaria and others to quiet in the Indian Pueblo of Laguna the title to certain lands alleged to belong to the pueblo in virtue of a grant from Spain, its recognition by Mexico and a confirmation and patent by the United States. The suit was brought on the theory that these Indians are wards of the United States and that it therefore has authority and is under a duty to protect them in the ownership and enjoyment of their lands. The defendants were alleged to be asserting a false claim to the…
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