Ferguson v. Neville

Citations

• 61 Cal. 356
• 1882 Cal. LEXIS 616

Syllabus

<p>Capacity of Aliens to Hold Title to Real Estate—Title to Minino Claim.—A bona Jide resident of the State, though not a citizen of the United States, or having declared his intention to become such, may by conveyance acquire and hold the title of the locators of an unpatented mining claim acquired under Sections 2319 and 2322 of the U. S. Revised Statutes; and has a full and complete right to convey the same.</p> <p>Id.—Inquest of Office.—An alien may purchase land or take it by devise, and his claim will be good against every person but the State.</p>