Pitan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota; Jas. D. Elliott, Judge. Action by the United States against Carl Pitan and- Bertha E. Henry. Judgment (224 Fed. .604) for the United States and Paul Pitan, administrator of Carl Pitan, deceased, and others, bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought this suit against Carl Pitan and Bertha E. Henry for the alleged value of certain land patented by the United States to Bertha E. Henry. Bertha E. Plenry entered the land in question on May 10, 1902, as a homestead. She commuted her homestead entry July 13, 1903, and paid the sum of 50 cents per acre, or. $80, and obtained the receiver’s final receipt therefor. On the same date, July 13, 1903, Bertha E. Henry conveyed the land to Carl Pitan. On March 14, 1904, the government issued a patent on the land to said Bertha E. Henry and delivered it to…
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