The St. Joze Indiano case was a dispute between Lizaur, the claimant, and the United States Supreme Court over land rights in Florida. The court heard arguments from both sides regarding whether or not Lizaur had legal title to certain lands that were granted by Spain before it ceded Florida to the U.S., as well as whether he could claim ownership of those lands under Spanish law at the time of cession. After considering all evidence presented, including testimony from witnesses and documents submitted by both parties, the court ultimately held that Lizaur did have legal title to some of these lands but not all; they found that his claims were valid only for those parcels which had been specifically identified in Spanish grants prior to 1821 when Florida became part of America's Union states. Furthermore, they also determined that any other claims made after this date would be subject to American laws rather than Spanish ones due their change in sovereignty status since then.

In the case of The St. Joze Indiano, Lizaur, Claimant, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a Spanish grant made in 1790 had been validly conveyed and if so, who held title to certain lands located in Florida. In a dissenting opinion Justice Story argued that although there were some irregularities with respect to how the grant was executed by Spain and accepted by Lizaur's predecessor-in-title, these issues did not invalidate it entirely. He further noted that even if they did render it voidable at law or equity then Lizaur should still be entitled to relief as he had acted innocently and without knowledge of any defects in his title when he purchased the land from its previous owner. As such Justice Story concluded that while there may have been some technical flaws with respect to how this transaction occurred under Spanish law those should not prevent Lizaur from recovering possession of his property rights which he acquired through no fault of his own.