The plaintiffs in error claimed title to the hay in controversy in this case in consequence of alleged rights acquired under the act of Congress, passed March 3, 1863, entitled "An act to grant the right of pre-emption to certain purchasers on the `Soscol Ranch,' in the State of California." 12 Stat. 808. The decision of the State court was against their title. This...
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