United States v. Routt County Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Robert E. Lewis, Judge. Bill by the United States against the Routt County Coal Company, the Rugby Fuel Company, and others. From a decree dismissing the bill as to the named defendants, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
[1,2] This is a suit brought by the United States to cancel a patent for coal land on the ground of fraud. The lands were- entered by a man by the name of Miller, at the instance of Frederick A. Craise, the president of the Empire Oil, Coal & Copper Company, and for the benefit of that company. Craise acted as his attorney in the land office, paying all the expense and the purchase price of the land. Miller simply lent the use of his name, and conveyed the property to the Empire Oil, Coal & Copper Company at the time the receiver’s receipt was issued. The court below…
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- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Shulthis v. McDougalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Tobey v. KilbourneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
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