Buhne v. Chism

Citations

• 48 Cal. 467
• 1874 Cal. LEXIS 181

Syllabus

<p>Selection of Seminary Land by the State—The selection by the State of public land as a portion of the seventy-two sections granted to the</p> <p>State for the use of a seminary of learning, even if approved by the Register and Receiver of the Local Land Office, does not confer a title on the State until the selection is approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and the plaintiff must prove such approval.</p> <p>Selection of State Land under Act of July 23, 1866.-—Land selected by the State prior to July 23, 1866, as a portion of the grants of public land made by Congress, does not become the property of the Stale under the curative Act of Congress of July 23, 1866, until the selection has been certified over to the State by the Commissioner of the General Land Office.</p> <p>Ejectment.—The plaintiff in ejectment can recover only on the legal title.</p>