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LA JOYA GRANT v. BELEN LAND GRANT

No. 129.

242 U.S. 595 (1917)

37 S.Ct. 215

61 L.Ed. 514

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SEVILLETA DE LA JOYA GRANT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OWNERS IN COMMON THEREOF, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BELEN LAND GRANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 22, 1917.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Neill B. Field for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Samuel Herrick, with whom Mr. R.P. Barnes and Mr. J.L. Nicholas were on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action in ejectment to recover the area in conflict between two land grants in New Mexico respectively known as the La Joya and the Belen, the plaintiff being the owner of the former and the defendant of the latter. The defendant prevailed and the judgment was affirmed. 20 N. Mex. 145.

The facts are these: Both grants were complete and perfect at the time of the Mexican cession and both...

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