UNITED STATES v. SANDOVAL

Nos. 205, 599.

167 U.S. 278 (1897)

UNITED STATES v. SANDOVAL. MORTON v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1897.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Matthew G. Reynolds for the United States. Mr. Solicitor General was on his brief.

Mr. T.B. Catron for Morton. Mr. Edward L. Bartlett filed a brief for same.

Mr. John D.W. Veeder for Sandoval et al.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

By Article VIII of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848 (and we are not concerned here with the treaty of December 30, 1853), Mexicans established in territories previously belonging to Mexico, and remaining for the future within the limits of the United States as defined by the treaty, were free to continue where they then resided, or to remove at any time to Mexico...

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