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UNITED STATES V. ALVISO, 64 U. S. 318 (1859)
64 U. S. 318U.S. Supreme Court
United States v. Alviso, 64 U.S. 23 How. 318 318 (1859)
United States v. Alviso
64 U.S. (23 How.) 318
Syllabus
Where proceedings for a grant of land in California were commenced by a Mexican in 1838, and continued from time to time, and the claimant has been in possession since 1840, and no suspicion of the truth of the claim exists, this Court will not disturb the decree in his favor made by the court below.
The case is stated in the opinion of the court. clubjuris