Lee Wilson & Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE- CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The United States, asserting that designated parcels of land were part of its,public domain, sought a decree quieting its. title. Sustaining the title thus asserted and rejecting a claim to the contrary on the part of the defendant, the trial court awarded the relief prayed (214 Fed. Rep. 630), and the appellant, who was defendant, seeks on this appeal to reverse the decree of the court below sustaining the trial court. 227 Fed. Rep. 827. A reference to the. origin and subject-matter of the controversy and a statement of some undisputed and indisputable facts will clarify and limit the issues…
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