Hill v. Den
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the First District Court,, County of Santa Barbara. Sepulveda, J. The judgment was in favor of the plaintiffs and certain of the defendants. The appeal is by the defendants Bichard S. Den and the widow and heirs of Nicholas A. Den, deceased. The Bancho Dos Pueblos was held under a grant from the Mexican Government, approved by the Departmental Assembly; and the judicial possession had been delivered. The other facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
In October, 1845, Juan B. Alvarado, Governor of California, granted to Nicholas A. Den the Rancho Dos Pueblos, in Santa Barbara County. This grant was, in due course, presented to the Land Commission for confirmation, and was by the Commission confirmed. It was also confirmed by the United States District Court, on appeal, by a decree which declared it to be a grant of three and one-half leagues within certain exterior boundaries. The survey of the land was approved by the Surveyor-General on the 11th day of January, 1872, and by the Commissioner of the General Land Office on the…
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