Carillo

United States v. Carillo

Good Law
25 F. Cas. 310·1859 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaSeptember 7, 1859California1,745 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Hoffman, J.

The survey in this case having been made and duly published, it was, on the motion of the district attorney, ordered into court. A monition was issued in this court, and at the return day various parties intervened in the proceeding, under the provisions of the act of June 14, 1860 [ 12 Stat. 33 ]. Among these in-terveners were several parties who had purchased lands from the claimant which were not included in the survey. The claimant also appeared, while settlers, whose lands were, as alleged, erroneously embraced within it, appeared, by the district attorney, in the name of the United States.

On the hearing, the claimant admitted that the tracts sold by him should be included in the survey, and further consented that the location might be so modified as to exclude all lands in possession of settlers, provided three leagues, (the quantity granted,) were embraced in the survey and within the limits of the original grant. A decree to this effect was entered, with the consent of all parties, and a new survey, made in pursuance thereof, has been approved and adopted by the final decree of the court. A motion is now made on behalf of certain other settlers whose lands are included…

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