Burbank v. Rivers
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, Washoe County. The. facts are stated in the opinion. Brief, reviews the evidence in the case and discusses the appeal upon its merits. Discussed the case upon its merits and also contended that the appeal being from the judgment alone could not be considered for any purpose except to determine whether the judgment is supported by the findings of facts.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, J.:
Appellant and respondent made application to the land register of this state for the purchase of certain lands situate in Lyon county, and each claimed a preferred right to purchase the same, under the provisions of section 12 of the “Act to provide for the selection and sale of lands,” (Stat. 1873, 124.) The land register, in pursuance of the provisions of said act, certified the respective applications to the district court. The court appointed a commissioner to take the testimony, and upon the coming in of the report of the testimony so taken, the court rendered a…
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