Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Rivera
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1952No. 4357_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant, a grant from the Republic of Mexico, situated partly in the State of New Mexico and partly in the State of Colorado, is a community grant or a private grant.
The Act of July 22, 1854, 10 Stat. 308, created the office' of Surveyor General of New Mexico. On September 10, 1856, the Surveyor General of New Mexico, pursuant to § 8 of such Act, made a report to Congress on the claim of Francisco Martinez for confirmation of the grant, in which the Surveyor General recommended the confirmation of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Maxwell Land-Grant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Tameling v. United States Freehold and Emigration Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Astiazaran v. Santa Rita Land & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Maxwell Land-Grant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- H. N. D. Land Co. v. SuazoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rivera v. Brazos Lodge Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- Jacob Sanchez v. J. T. Taylor, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Montoya v. Tecolote Land Grant ex rel. Tecolote Board of TrusteesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- Payne Land & Livestock Co. v. ArchuletaDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1960
- Montoya v. Tecolote Land GrantNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
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