United States v. Porter Fuel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Colorado; Jacob Trieber, Judge. Suit by the United States of America against the Porter Fuel Company, consolidated with a suit by the same plaintiff against the Porter Fuel Company and another. From decrees for defendants, the United States appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
CARLAND, Circuit Judge.
These are actions commenced by the United States, hereafter called plaintiffs, against the Porter Fuel Company and the Continental Trust Company, hereafter called defendants, for the purpose of vacating and setting aside for fraud certain patents issued for lands located in the state of Colorado. By stipulation the actions were consolidated for trial, and they have been argued and submitted here on one record. The trial court dismissed both actions for want of equity.
The Porter Fuel Company holds the legal title to the lands in controversy, having purchased the same…
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