California Supreme Court July 1, 1875, No. 4294 (Miller v. Ellis)

By the Court, Rhodes, J.:

The plaintiff, in proof of his alleged title, introduced in evidence a copy of a patent issued by the United States to the widow and heirs of Jose Maria Sanchez under the act of Congress of March 3, 1851, entitled “An Act to ascertain *74and settle private land claims in the State of California.” It was in the usual form of patents issued under that act.