Brown v. Wintermute

Riner, Justice.

A proceeding by direct appeal brings this cause here to review a judgment of the District Court of Campbell County which affirmed a decision of the State Board of Land Commissioners which had theretofore approved a decision of the Commissioner of Public Lands awarding a lease upon certain state lands to the respondent, William Wintermute, as against the conflicting application for these lands of Earl Brown, the appellant. The parties will be subsequently designated herein by their surnames or as appellant or respondent respectively.

The material facts which may appropriately be…