UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ

No. 169.

184 U.S. 441 (1902)

UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 3, 1902.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General Richards and Mr. Matthew G. Reynolds for the United States.

Mr. George Hill Howard and Mr. Henry M. Earle for appellees submitted on their brief.


Mr. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

This case raises the question whether, after a land grant has been confirmed by the Court of Private Land Claims, that court may, after an unexplained delay of over six years, entertain a supplemental petition for the value of certain parcels disposed of and patented by the United States to third parties, before the filing of the original petition.

The following sections of the Court of Private Land Claims...

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