French-Glenn Live Stock Co. v. Springer
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON. This was an action brought, in 1896, in the Circuit Court of Harney County, State of Oregon, by tbe 'French-Glenn Live Stock Company, a corporation of tbe State of California, against Alva Springer, to recover possession of a certain tract of land situated in said county. The action was tried in May, 1897, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of tbe defendant.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON. This was an action brought, in 1896, in the Circuit Court of Harney County, State of Oregon, by tbe 'French-Glenn Live Stock Company, a corporation of tbe State of California, against Alva Springer, to recover possession of a certain tract of land situated in said county. The action was tried in May, 1897, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of tbe defendant. The cause was subsequently taken to the Supreme Court of Oregon, and by that court, on August 11, 1899, the judgment of the Circuit Court was affirmed ; and thereupon a writ…
1Opinion of the Court
. Mr. Justice Shirks,
after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
The parties to this contest both claim under titles derived from the United. States — the plaintiff in error under patents granted to the State of Oregon under the swamp land grant; the defendant in error under the homestead laws.
To support its contention the plaintiff in error put in evidence, at the trial, an official plat of the government survey of township 26 south, range 31 east, of the Willamette meridian, showing the township rendered fractional by abutting upon the meander line along the south…
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