In the Corralitos Company v. United States case of 1899, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the U.S government. The dispute arose over a land grant within New Mexico and Arizona's territories that was initially given to Mexico but later acquired by the United States following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. The Corralitos Company claimed ownership based on an alleged Mexican grant before this treaty, which they argued should be recognized under its terms. However, upon investigation, it was found that there were discrepancies between their claim and official Spanish and Mexican records regarding dates and boundaries. Furthermore, no evidence could be provided to prove possession or use of this land prior to American acquisition as required by law for such claims to be valid. Therefore, due to lack of sufficient proof supporting their claim along with inconsistencies found in presented documents compared with original archives from Spain/Mexico era; thus making them unreliable sources for establishing title rights -the court decided against recognizing Corralitos Company's asserted ownership over said territory.

In the dissenting opinion for Corralitos Company v. United States, it was argued that the majority's decision to uphold a lower court ruling against Corralitos Company was incorrect. The dissenting justices believed that the company had not been given due process of law and its property rights were violated by an unlawful seizure. They contended that there should have been a proper hearing before any action was taken against them, as required by constitutional law. Furthermore, they disagreed with how evidence in this case had been interpreted and felt it did not support claims made against Corralitos Company. Therefore, they thought the judgement should be reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with their views on these legal issues.