US v. Don Fernando De La Maza Arredondo & Others
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS was an appeal from the superior court of the eastern district of Florida. On the 11th day of November 1828, Fernando de la Maza Arredondo and son, and others, their grantees, filed their petition in the superior court of the eastern district of Florida, against the United States, under the provision of the sixth section of an act of congress passed May 23, 1828, entitled “ an act supplementary to the several acts providing for the settlement and confirmation of private…
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THIS was an appeal from the superior court of the eastern district of Florida. On the 11th day of November 1828, Fernando de la Maza Arredondo and son, and others, their grantees, filed their petition in the superior court of the eastern district of Florida, against the United States, under the provision of the sixth section of an act of congress passed May 23, 1828, entitled “ an act supplementary to the several acts providing for the settlement and confirmation of private land claims in Florida.” The' petition stated, that the petitioners claimed title to an. undivided parcel of land,…
1Opinion of the Court 1
31 U.S. 691 (____)
6 Pet. 691
THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS
v.
DON FERNANDO DE LA MAZA ARREDONDO AND OTHERS, APPELLEES.
Supreme Court of United States.
The case was argued by Mr Call and Mr Wirt, with whom also was Mr Taney, attorney-general, for the United States: and by Mr White and Mr Berrien, with whom also was Mr Webster, for the appellees.
2Opinion of the Court · BaldwinJustice Baldwin
This is an appeal from the decree of the judge of the superior court for the eastern district of the territory of Florida.
After the acquisition of Florida by the United States, in virtue of the treaty with Spain, of the 22d of February 1819, various acts of…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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