UNITED STATES v. GALBRAITH ET AL.


63 U.S. 89 (1859)

22 How. 89

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JAMES D. GALBRAITH, JOHN SINE, DAVID T. BAYLEY, AND RICHARD H. STANTON.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Stanton and Mr. Gillet for the United States, and Mr. Hepburn and Mr. Brent for the defendants in error.


Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California.

The appellees, who derived their title from Juan N. Padilla, the original grantee, presented their claim before the board of land commissioners in 1852, for five square leagues of land known by the name of Bolsa de Tomalcs, situate in the county of Sonoma, California...

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