SANCHEZ v. DEERING

No. 134.

270 U.S. 227 (1926)

SANCHEZ ET AL. v. DEERING.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 1, 1926.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Whitwell Dewhurst, for appellants.

Mr. Frederick M. Hudson, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

By a bill filed April 7, 1920, appellants sought to establish their right to one-half interest in 175 acres of land on Key Biscayne, Dade County, Fla., granted by Governor White to Pedro Fornells January 18, 1805, when the Floridas were under the dominion of Spain. Appellee Deering acquired legal title to the whole tract June 28, 1913.

In 1824, under claim of ownership through conveyance from Raphael...

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