Norton v. Hyatt

Citations

• 8 Cal. 539

Syllabus

<p>The confirmation of the title of the city of San Francisco, by the Board of United States Land Commissioners, and the dismissal of the appeal by the Attorney-General, have settled that no title to lands, within the limits of that city, can hereafter bo acquired from the United States.</p> <p>It follows, that any title accruing to individuals, since July 7, 1846, must have been derived from the local authorities of the city.</p> <p>The regulation forbidding grants to be made within two hundred varas of the water-line of the bay, had reference only to a portion of the present city front.</p>