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THE UNITED STATES v. PILLERIN ET AL.

54 U.S. 9 (____)

13 How. 9

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. ARMAND PILLERIN AND OTHERS; THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. A.B. ROMAN; THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. CARLOS DE VILLEMONT'S HEIRS AND OTHERS; THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JEAN B. LABRANCHE'S HEIRS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

They were argued by Mr. Crittenden, (Attorney-General,) for the United States, and by Messrs. Janin and Taylor, for the appellees, except the second which was argued by Mr. Soulé.

Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.

These four cases are all French grants made after the treaty of Fontainbleau by which Louisiana was ceded to Spain. We have already decided in the cases of The United States v. Reynes, 9 How. 127, and The United States v. D'Auterive, 10 How. 607, that grants of this description are void, unless confirmed by the Spanish authorities before the cession to the United States. In some of these cases evidence has...

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