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CHAVEZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 14.

175 U.S. 552 (1899)

CHAVEZ v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 22, 1899.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank W. Clancy for appellant.

Mr. Matthew G. Reynolds for appellee. Mr. Solicitor General was on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Private Land Claims refusing to confirm the title of the appellant to some 5000 acres of land in New Mexico, about one league from the Manzano grant. The title is evidenced by a grant by the territorial deputation of New Mexico, made in 1831, and the first question in the case relates to the authority of that body to...

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