FUENTES v. UNITED STATES


63 U.S. 443 (1859)

22 How. 443

JOSE MARIA FUENTES v. THE UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Blair for the appellant, and by Mr. Black (Attorney General) for the United States. Mr. Blair also filed a brief by Mr. Crockett, which he adopted as his own.


Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant has come to this court asking for a confirmation of his claim to eleven leagues of land, called Potrero. The paper under which he claims the land purports to be a grant from Governor Micheltorena. It recites that the land is within the ex-mission of San Jose, bounded on the north by the locality called the Warm Springs, on the south by Palos, on the west by...

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