Most of them. I know that's kind of vague but: > ...In these five years, 813 cases involving private land claims were > heard by the Commission : 604 claim were confirmed; 190 rejected; and > the rest were withdrawn. Of these 813 cases, only three were decided > by the Board: the rest were appealed to the District court and then ***a > majority of these were finally decided by the Supreme Court***. > > [Grants_of_Land_in_California_Made_by_Spanish_or_Mexican_Authorities_State_Lands_Commission.pdf][1] So if we take this (lengthy) document at face value, over 400 (most) were settled at the Supreme Court level. [1]: http://www.californiacentralvalleysurveyors.org/chapter_library/library/Grants_of_Land_in_California_Made_by_Spanish_or_Mexican_Authorities_State_Lands_Commission.pdf