Bigelow v. Herrink

I. The subject of controversy between the parties to this appeal is a tract of 166.5 acres lying on the east side of the Missouri River and adjacent thereto, but whether in Woodbury County, Iowa, or Dakota County, Nebraska, is one of the main points of dispute. Appellant John Herrink is in possession thereof, and claims title thereto by grant from the United States government, dated November 20, 1922, under an act of Congress of May 20, 1862, entitled “An act to secure homestead to settlers on the public domain.” The certificate of the United States land office describes the tract as Lots 1…