Lane v. Darlington, 249 U.S. 331 (1919)

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Lane v. Darlington


No. 219


Argued March 12, 1919
Decided March 31, 1919
249 U.S. 331

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

An official resurvey of the boundary of a patented Mexican grant, for the purpose of defining contiguous public land, does not operate as an adjudication against the grant owner or otherwise so affect his rights as to afford him ground for an injunction suit against the Secretary of the Interior.

46 App.D.C. 465 reversed.

The case is stated in the opinion.