Lanfear v. Hunley

Citations

• 71 U.S. 204
• 18 L. Ed. 325
• 4 Wall. 204
• 1866 U.S. LEXIS 874

Syllabus

<p>X. The act of Congress of August 10th, 1856, confirming claims in favor of Ambrose Lanfear, confirmed to Mm whatever he was entitled to by virtue of the original grant referred to in it, conceding that to have been valid. It neither enlarged nor diminished what the grant gave. It extinguished all claim on the part of the United States to the land covered by the surveys; but as regards adverse claimants, it determined nothing, and concluded no one.</p> <p>2. The twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act does not warrant the review of an adjudication upon a mere question of boundary ; the fact that the land to which the boundary relates is held by a title derived from ah act of Congress does not change the result. If the title be admitted as recognized by the act, its location upon the land is a subject wholly within the cognizance of the State tribunals, and it is not within the power of this court to reverse their action. In such cases its authority is limited to errors relating to the title.</p>