Briggs v. Madison

In July, 1936, Oscar E. Madison purchased from Lloyd A. Briggs a house owned by the latter situated in the Quinault national forest, a government reservation. A consideration of seven hundred dollars was recited in the bill of sale executed by Briggs transferring the house to Madison, of which purchase price Madison, in fact, paid only five dollars, which was received by Briggs from Madison at the time of the execution of the bill of sale. It was necessary that the transfer of this property be by bill of sale instead of by deed, because the house was on government land.

In January, 1937,…