MEADER ET AL. v. NORTON


78 U.S. 442 (1870)

11 Wall. 442

MEADER ET AL. v. NORTON.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. W.H. Lamon and W.G.M. Davis, for the appellants; Mr. W.M. Stewart, contra.


Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

Claims to lands in California by virtue of any right or title derived from the former government were required to be presented to the land commissioners, and authority was vested in the commissioners to decide upon the validity of such claims and to certify their decisions, with the reasons for the same, to the district attorney for the district.

Applicants for such confirmations were required to present...

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