Grogan v. Knight

Citations

• 27 Cal. 515

Syllabus

<p>Survey op Public Lands. — The survey of the public lands of the United States into sections and subdivisions of sections can only be made under the authority of Congress, and is beyond the control of the States.</p> <p>Selection op School Lands by a State. — A selection of public lands made by the authorities of a State in lieu of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections granted to the State for school purposes, before the lands selected have been surveyed by the United States, and the survey approved, is invalid, and confers no title upon the State.</p> <p>Sale op Unsueveyed Lands by a State.—A sale and certificate of purchase made by a State of lands selected by the State in lieu of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections, before the lands thus selected and sold have been surveyed and the survey approved by the United States, confers upon the grantee of the State no title or right of possession.</p>