Wilkinson v. Merrill

Citations

• 52 Cal. 424

Syllabus

<p>Uhdeb the Act of Congress of July 23rd, 1806, validating selections of public land made by the State of California in satisfaction of grants made by Congress to said State, it became a question for the Land Department to decide whether the selections were made as required by the act, and whether the State had sold the same in good faith, and whether the purchaser had properly proved his claim; and if the Land Department, in the case of a purchaser from the State, decides in favor of the regularity and validity of these proceedings, and lists the land over to the State before another person applies to purchase the land from the State, the decision is conclusive as against the United States and such other person; and although the first application was defective, it cannot be attacked.</p>