UNITED STATES v. KNIGHT'S ADM'R


66 U.S. 227 (____)

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UNITED STATES vs. KNIGHT'S ADM'R.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Shunk, of Pennsylvania, for the United States.

Mr. Stanton, of Washington city, and Mr. Sunderland, of California, for the appellee.


Mr. Justice CLIFFORD.

This was a petition for the confirmation of a land claim under the act of the third of March, 1851, and the case comes before the court on appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California, reversing the decree of the commissioners, and confirming the claim. William Knight died in October, 1849, and, of course, never presented any claim under that...

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