Book review: Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico by Malcolm Ebright (UNM Press, 1994)

Authors

Christian G. Fritz, University of New Mexico - School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-1998

Abstract

Malcolm Ebright's Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico contributes significantly to the history of private land grants in New Mexico. The book's central theme is that an injustice was perpetrated by the United States on Hispanic land grant claimants. Having first established the broader legal and historical context, Ebright explores the subject through the disputes over five land grants. He traces the history of the settlement of each selected land grant under the laws and customs of New Mexico prior to 1846 and then examines their adjudication by the United States.

Publication Title

Western Legal History

First Page

93

Last Page

94

Recommended Citation

Christian G. Fritz, Book review: Land Grants and Lawsuits in Northern New Mexico by Malcolm Ebright (UNM Press, 1994), Western Legal History 93 (1998).
Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/622