Kinion v. Roark

•Butler, J.

On December 11, 1931, a donation certificate was issued to the appellant, L. R. Kinion. On July 13,1933, a donation certificate covering the same land was issued to the appellee, Byron Roark, who immediately entered into possession of the property and brought two separate contests' before the Commissioner of State Lands seeking to cancel the appellant’s certificate of purchase, but failed in both and, in the last, his own certificate was ordered canceled. However, he remained in possession of the property. Notwithstanding this, a donation deed was executed to the appellant on March…