United States v. Hensley
Supreme Court of the United States
This case came up on appeal from the decree of the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California, being a private land claim, prosecuted by the appellee under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1851. In his petition to the Board of Land Commissioners the appellee claimed confirmation of his title to a tract of land in Butte county, known by the name of Aguas-Nieves, and containing six square leagues, which, he averred, had been granted to him…
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This case came up on appeal from the decree of the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California, being a private land claim, prosecuted by the appellee under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1851. In his petition to the Board of Land Commissioners the appellee claimed confirmation of his title to a tract of land in Butte county, known by the name of Aguas-Nieves, and containing six square leagues, which, he averred, had been granted to him by Governor Mieheltoreno, in December, 1844. * It appeared that he did, on the 25th of July, 1844, solicit Micheltoreno…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The claim of the appellee in this case is' under the deed of Micheltoreno, dated the 22d of Decern* b$r, 1844, commonly called the Sutter General Title. It differs in no material respect from the other titles or claims already adjudged by this court, in which this grant was in question. The cases of U. S. vs. Nye, (21 How., 408;) Same vs. Bassett, (ib., 412;) Same vs. Bennitz, (23 How., 255;) Same vs. Rose, (ib., 262,) settle the question that the claim of the appellee is invalid. The decree of the District Court is therefore reversed, *38and the cause remanded, with directions to that court to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. NyeSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- The United States v. William BennitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 1861