Van Reynegan v. Bolton
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court _o£ the United States for the District of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This is an action of ejectment for the possession of a tract of land situated in the county of Marin, in the State of California. The plaintiff traces title to the demanded premises from the Mexican government through a grant made to one John Reed in 1834, and confirmed by the tribunals -of the United States. The defendants, against whom judgment was recovered, held separate parcels -of the premises, claiming to be rightfully in possession under the pre-emption laws of the United States..
It appears from the findings of the court that in 1834 the Mexican governor of California, José Figueroa,…
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