Legal Opinion
Roughton v. Knight
California Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1909No. L.A. No. 2264PublishedCited by 5 opinions
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
According to the allegations of his complaint appellant owned 160 acres within a forest reservation. Desiring to exchange it for vacant public land of like extent, belonging to the United States, he sought to avail himself of the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897, commonly known as the “Forest Lieu Act” [30 Stats. 34, U. S. Comp. Stats. 1901, p. 1541]. This act, so far as it pertains to the case here discussed, is as follows:—
“That in cases in which a tract covered by a patent is included within the limits of a public forest reservation . . . the owner thereof may, if he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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