State ex rel. Gibson v. Stewart
Montana Supreme Court
Original application for writ of mandate, by the State, on the relation of Paris Gibson, against Samuel Y. Stewart and others, constituting the State Board of Land Commissioners, to compel the cancellation of a certificate of sale and consider relator’s petition to lease the land covered by it.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
Pursuant to the grant contained in the Enabling Act, the state of Montana became the owner of the west one-half of the northwest one-fourth of section 23, township 20 north, range 3 east, in Cascade county.- On September 20, 1912, this land was sold in one piece or parcel by the state board of land commissioners to Wm. Beebee for $18 per acre, and a certificate of purchasé issued to him. The land lies less than three miles from the city limits of the city of Great Falls. On October 28, 1914, this relator applied to the board to lease the same piece of land, but his application was rejected,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Wright v. Commissioners of Gallatin CountyMontana Supreme Court · 1886
- State ex rel. Dempsey v. Second Judicial District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1901
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