McCune v. Essig
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion. If this court has jurisdiction of this case, then it must determine all cases where the United States was the grantor, and a controversy arises as to beneficial interests. It has not been the policy of this court to determine questions involving the beneficial or equitable title to real estate, although the title had been acquired from the United States.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion. If this court has jurisdiction of this case, then it must determine all cases where the United States was the grantor, and a controversy arises as to beneficial interests. It has not been the policy of this court to determine questions involving the beneficial or equitable title to real estate, although the title had been acquired from the United States. Blackburn v. Portland Gold Mining Co., 175 U. S. 571. As to the laws of Washington making this land community property, see §§4488-4491, 4621…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.' Justice McKenna
delivered the opinion of the court.
Suit in equity to establish title in appellant to an undivided one-half of northwest quarter of section 6,. township 25 north, range 30 east, Washington meridian 2, and for accounting of rents and profits and for partition between appellant and appellees.
It was originally brought in the Superior Court in and for Lincoln County in the State of Washington. A demurrer was filed to the amended complaint and a petition to remove the suit to the Circuit Court for the District of Washington, Eastern Division, on the ground-that the suit involved…
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