State Ex Rel. Cross v. Board of Land Commissioners

Riner, Justice.

This case is an original proceeding in this court instituted by the filing of a petition on behalf of relator, Cross, to obtain a writ of mandamus directed to the Board of Land Commissioners of the State of Wyoming, the defendant herein, requiring it to deliver to him a patent for certain lands located in Converse County, Wyoming. An alternative writ was issued and the defendant, through the Attorney General of this State, has demurred generally to relator’s petition. The sufficiency of that pleading to entitle Cross to the relief he seeks must accordingly be determined.

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