Reitler v. Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP KANSAS. • The. facts, which involve the constitutionality of certain provisions of the laws of the State of Kansas in regard to sale of school lands, are- stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action in a District Court of the State of Kansas to recover the possession of a quarter section of land to which the parties were asserting adverse claims under the school-land laws of the State. The plaintiff's claim originated in a contract of purchase with the State, whereby he was required annually to pay interest on the unpaid purchase price at a stipulated rate. . He failed for three years to comply with that requirement, and proceedings looking to a forfeiture of his rights under the contract resulted, in 1901, in a notation of forfeiture, as hereinafter explained. The…
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