Washington Securities Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington. Bill by the United States against the Washington Securities Company for the cancellation of patents to certain coal land patented under homestead entries and conveyed to defendant. From a decree in favor of complainant, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington. Bill by the United States against the Washington Securities Company for the cancellation of patents to certain coal land patented under homestead entries and conveyed to defendant. From a decree in favor of complainant, defendant appeals. By its bill filed in the court below the government sought the cancellation of four certain patents covering section 34, township 22 N., of range 7 E., of the Willamette meridian, in the Seattle land district, state of Washington, which were…
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] There are some peculiar features about this case. The record contains undisputed evidence, and an abundance of it, to the effect that coal was discovered in and upon the laud in question in the year 1882, and that shortly thereafter an association of individuals was formed for the purpose of developing the coal deposits, which efforts continued for a number of years, and in which efforts about $8,000 were expended. One of that syndicate was a man named John E. Howard, who took in his own name, but for the benefit of the Oregon Improvement Company, a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The Distilled SpiritsSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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