Miller v. Hurley

Tidball, District Judge.

This case involves a contest between appellant and ap-pellee over the leasing of state school lands situate in Hot Springs County. On June 8th, 1914, the State, through its proper land board, issued an operator’s lease covering the lands in question to appellee, for a period of five years. This lease would have expired five years later, but by order of the board dated June 4th, 1919, the lease was extended to June 19th, 1919, to obtain a geological report. On the latter date, another operator’s lease was granted to appellee for a period of five years.

On June 19th,…