United States v. Bennitz
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California. It was a claim for five leagues of land on the Sacramento river, which was presented to. the board of commissioners with the following evidence and result: ■In this case, the petitioner has placed on file an application ' made by him to Governor Micheltorena, on the 18th day of June, 1844, and states in his petition that the same was referred to John Sutter for his…
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This was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California. It was a claim for five leagues of land on the Sacramento river, which was presented to. the board of commissioners with the following evidence and result: ■In this case, the petitioner has placed on file an application ' made by him to Governor Micheltorena, on the 18th day of June, 1844, and states in his petition that the same was referred to John Sutter for his opinion, and that on the 16th day of July, 1844, the said Sutter reported in favor of the issue of a grant, and the signatures…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The claimant applied to Micheltorena, in 1844, for a concession of five square leagues of land, lying in the valley of the Sacramento river, and bounded on the west by that stream. „ The petition was referred to Captain Sutter, who reported that the land was vacant.
The secretary reported, that the Governor having deferred any action upon petitions like the present, until he could make a visit to the region of the Sacramento and San Joaquin, it would be proper to dispose of this in the same manner.
*262The Governor so ordered, authorizing the applicant to take provisional possession, until he could…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. ReadingSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
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- The United States v. William BennitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1860