LANE v. WATTS

No. 889.

235 U.S. 17 (1914)

LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. WATTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 2, 1914.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General West and Mr. C. Edward Wright, for appellants in support of the petition.

Mr. G.H. Brevillier, Mr. James W. Vroom and Mr. Herbert Noble, for appellees in opposition to the petition.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Leave to file an application for rehearing is asked. We see no reason to grant it, but to avoid misunderstanding of the opinion we may add a few words.

The opinion is explicit as to the main elements of decision. It decides that the title to the lands involved passed to the heirs of Baca by the location of the float and its approval by the officers of the Land...

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