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DIAZ v. UNITED STATES

154 U.S. 59038 L. Ed. 1089·Supreme Court of the United States·1873

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Opinion

DIAZ v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. ' No. 97. Submitted February 10, 1873. — Decided March 3, 1873. Pico v. United States, 2 Wall. 279, and Peralta v. United States, 3 Wall. 434, followed. Mr. S. O. Houghton for appellant. Mr. Attorney General for appellee. [MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Chase] Mr. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of the court. I am instructed to say that the decree in the Circuit Court for the District of California is affirmed on the authority of Pico v. United States, 2 Wall. 279, and Peralta v. United States, 3 Wall. 434. It is not thought necessary to do more than to refer to these cases. Affirmed.