The United States v. Cruz Cervantes
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 nature of the claim is stated in the opinion of the court. The decree of the district court was as follows :— This cause came on to be heard at the above-stated court, on the transcript and evidence and the arguments of counsel for the United States, and for the claimant Cruz Cervantes being.
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This was an appeal from the district court of the United States for the northern district of California. The nature of the claim is stated in the opinion of the court. The decree of the district court was as follows :— This cause came on to be heard at the above-stated court, on the transcript and evidence and the arguments of counsel for the United States, and for the claimant Cruz Cervantes being. It is hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed, that the decision and decree of the board of commissioners, for the ascertainment and settlement of private land claims in claim of the appellant, Cruz…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The appellee, Cruz Cervantes, having complied with the provisions required by law, obtained a grant from Nicholas Guterriez, then governor of California, “ of a parcel of land known by the name of San Joaquin, bounded on the north by San Felipe, on the south by Santa, on the west by the plain of San Juan, and on the east by the hills of the same name,” containing the quantity of two leagues.
This concession, dated April 1,1836, was presented to the departmental assembly for confirmation. The committee reported in favor of the grant — “ on the 12th of July it was returned to the committee for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
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- Faxon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- The United States v. Cruz CervantesSupreme Court of the United States · 1856