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Romie v. CasanovaRomie v. Casanova

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 31, 1876
127
Reporters:
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Before:
Waite
Mr. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

No Federal question is presented ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍by the record in this case. The action was brought to recover the possession of certain lands. Both parties claimed title from the city of San ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍Jose; and the question to be determined was, which of the .two had actually obtained a grant of the particular premises in controversy. The title ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍of the city was not drawn in question. Even if it depended upon‘the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo and the several acts of Congress to ascertain- ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍and settle private land, claims in California, the case would not be different. Both parties admit that title, and their litigation extends only to’ the determination ‍‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍.of the rights which they have severally acquired under it. The writ is dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Romie v. Casanova
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jan 31, 1876
Citations: 91 U.S. 379; 23 L. Ed. 374; 1875 U.S. LEXIS 1379; 127
Docket Number: 127
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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