United States v. Cowart
District Court, S.D. Alabama
In Equity. Suit by the United States against Vicy M. Cowart and others. Decree dismissing the bill as against defendant Lewis I. Bran-nan, and for the United States against the other defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
TOULMIN, District Judge.
This is a bill filed by complainant February 16, 1909, praying the court to set aside and declare null and void; First, the patent issued by the United States to one Vicy M. Cowart on August 16, 1904, for the west half of the northwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the north*317west quarter of the northeast quarter of section 4, in township 2 south, of range 4 west of St. Stephen’s meridian, in Alabama, _ containing 160.30 acres; second, the deed by patentee to H. D. Wilson, dated October 7, 1904, for the same land; and, third, the deed (so…
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- United States v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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