Black v. Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA. By a petition filed by Jackson .against,Black in the District Court of Kay County, Oklahoma Territory, the following case was made: On the 17th day of November, 1896, Jackson made a homestead entry upon the S.W. sec. 26, T. 28, R. 2 east, I. M. The same land prior to that date had been embraced in a homestead entry made by Black, but that entry was finally held for cancellation by the Secretary of the Interior, who…
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APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA. By a petition filed by Jackson .against,Black in the District Court of Kay County, Oklahoma Territory, the following case was made: On the 17th day of November, 1896, Jackson made a homestead entry upon the S.W. sec. 26, T. 28, R. 2 east, I. M. The same land prior to that date had been embraced in a homestead entry made by Black, but that entry was finally held for cancellation by the Secretary of the Interior, who by a decision rendered October 26, 1896, denied Black’s motion for review and allowed Jackson to make entry of the land.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
1. The final judgment of the Supreme Court of the Territory can be reexamined here if the value of the matter in dispute be sufficient to give this court jurisdiction. The defendant claimed to have acquired by his entry and settlement a vested interest in the entire land covered by his entry, and insisted that even if the plaintiff obtained a patent therefor the title would be held in trust for him. lie proceeds in his defence upon the ground that after residing upon the land for the period designated in the statute he will be entitled under the law to a patent. It ought not to be assumed…
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