HORNSBY v. UNITED STATES, 77 U.S. 224 (1869)

HORNSBY ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. DECEMBER TERM, 1869. 1. Grants of the public domain of Mexico, made by governors of the department of California, were of three kinds: 1st, grants by specific boundaries, where the donee was entitled to the entire tract described; 2d, grants by quantity, as of one or more leagues situated […]

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77 U.S. 224

77 U.S. 224 77 U.S. 224 19 L.Ed. 900 10 Wall. 224 HORNSBY ET AL.v.UNITED STATES. December Term, 1869 [Syllabus from pages 224-226 intentionally omitted] APPEAL from the District Court of California. This case was brought by the appellants, Hornsby and Roland, for the confirmation of a claim made by them under a Mexican grant […]

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