Legal Opinion
United States v. Edmonston
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 13, 1901No. 353PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
181 U.S. 500 (1901)
UNITED STATES
v.
EDMONDSTON.
No. 353.
Supreme Court of United States.
Submitted April 8, 1901.
Decided May 13, 1901.
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
Mr. George Hines Gorman and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Pradt for the United States.
Mr. Harvey Spalding and Mr. E.W. Spalding for Edmondston.
MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
On June 16, 1880, an act was passed, 21 Stat. 287, c. 244, in section 2 of which is the following clause:
"And in all cases where parties have paid double minimum price for land which has afterwards been found not to…
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