Mr. G. W. Julian, for the plaintiff in error: The question is, whether Congress, in granting the valley to the State of California, could divest the right of Hutchings under the pre-emption laws? In other words, had Hutchings such a vested right or interest, that Congress could not divest it by the grant of it to another party?
The Yosemite Valley Case. Hutchings v. Low - United States Supreme Court
Mr. G. W. Julian, for the plaintiff in error: The question is, whether Congress, in granting the valley to the State of California, could divest the right of Hutchings under the pre-emption laws? In other words, had Hutchings such a vested right or interest, that Congress could not divest it by the grant of it to another party?