Buchser v. Morss
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Eastern District of Washington; Frank H. Rud-kin, Judge. Suit in equity by John R. Buchser against John W. Morss, Alfred G. Morss, Annie Buchser, Hans R. Buchser Roland H. Buchser, and Hillman A. Buchser. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, who was the complainant in the court below in a suit to quiet title, alleged in his bill that in 1887 he married a widow who had three children; that in June, 1897, he and his family settled upon 160 acres of public land under the homestead law, and that on December 17, 1903, he received the patent therefor; that with money derived from the sale of timber standing on the homestead he purchased another 160 acres of land; that in September, 1911, his wife died, leaving surviving her the aforesaid three children, who were the parties defendant to the bill;…
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