Nobili v. Redman

Citations

• 6 Cal. 325

Syllabus

<p>The missions established in California prior to its acquisition by the United States, were political establishments, and in no manner connected with the church.</p> <p>The fact that monks or priests were at the head of those institutions, proves nothing in favor of the claim of the Church to universal ownership.</p> <p>The lands settled by the missions were not conveyed to any one, but remained the property of the Government; and even the church buildings thereon did not notbecome the property of the church corporate, until the decree of secularization of 1833.</p> <p>The Catholic Church can only claim any of the mission property under the decree of secularization, and subject to its limitations.</p>