United States v. Hancock

This is a suit brought in the name of the United States to vacate and annul the patent issued Juno 22, 1872, to Michael White, *852confirmee for the Muscupiabe rancho in San Bernardino county, state of California. The bill does not deny the genuineness and validity of the original Mexican grant to Michael White; but it alleges that the grant vas for one square league and no more, and that the patent issued embraces a tract containing more than 30,000 acres, or very nearly seven Mexican leagues. It further alleges that this erroneous location was fraudulently and intentionally made by one Henry…