Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Neel
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 1937No. 7,670PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Anderson
This action was brought to quiet the title to 160 acres of land in Jefferson county which were patented as a placer mining claim.
The lands were patented in the year 1874 to Samuel Neel and Jacob S. Crisman. Neel died in 1882; his estate was probated in Lewis and Clark county, and a decree of distribution was entered upon the petition of his surviving widow in the year 1888. This decree does not mention or describe this tract of land, but contains a clause distributing all property owned by the decedent not described therein. In due course of time Jefferson county obtained a tax deed to these…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Beverly v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
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- Morrison v. LinnMontana Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by16 opinions
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