Legal Opinion
Wittmayer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1941No. 9625PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ST. SURE, District Judge.
Under acts of Congress 1 the United States instituted suit in the District Court of Montana against defendants (appellants here) to acquire by condemnation lands on an island in the Missouri river, for the construction of the Fort Peck Dam and Reservoir Project. 2
On May 8, 1920, defendant Walter J. Wittmayer made application for a homestead entry for three fractional lots, “the lot 2 of sec. 15, lot 7 of sec. 1Ó and lot 7 of section 9, township 23 N., range 39 E., Montana Meridian, containing 68.36 acres, within the Glasgow, Montana, land district.” 3 On November 27,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. SchurmeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Davis v. SchwartzSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Adamson v. GillilandSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Horne v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Silver King Coalition Mines Co. of Nevada v. Silver King Consol. Mining Co. of UtahCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Grace Bros. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. 93.970 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Overman v. LoesserCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Heay v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Blair v. United States Ex Rel. Gregory-HoganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
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