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La Joya Grant v. Belen Land Grant, 242 U.S. 595 (1917)
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La Joya Grant v. Belen Land Grant, 242 U.S. 595 (1917)
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Sevilleta La Joya Grant v. Belen Land Grant No. 129 Argued December 22, 1916 Decided January 22, 1917 242 U.S. 595
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Syllabus
The Court of Private Land Claims derived all of its powers from the Act of March 3, 191, c. 539, 26 Stat. 854.
Under that act, the Court of Private Land Claims had no jurisdiction in confirming a grant and supervising its survey to extend the confirmation and boundaries over land included in another grant confirmed by Congress and patented before the passage of the act, or to alter the boundaries of such other grant as so confirmed and as described in the patent. So held where both grants were complete and perfect before the Mexican cession, and the grant confirmed by Congress was senior in time of grant. Such jurisdiction could not be conferred on the Court of Private Land Claims by consent of the owners of the grant confirmed by Congress.
20 N.M. 145 affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," La Joya Grant v. Belen Land Grant, 242 U.S. 595 (1917) in 242 U.S. 595 242 U.S. 596. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SM5U47PPQ6S3XQG.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." La Joya Grant v. Belen Land Grant, 242 U.S. 595 (1917), in 242 U.S. 595, page 242 U.S. 596. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SM5U47PPQ6S3XQG.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in La Joya Grant v. Belen Land Grant, 242 U.S. 595 (1917). cited in 1917, 242 U.S. 595, pp.242 U.S. 596. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SM5U47PPQ6S3XQG.
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