Cooper v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Montana; Geórge M. Bourquin, Judge. Suit by the United States against Frank D. Cooper and another. From a decree (217 Fed. 846) in favor of the United States, the defendant named appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
[1] This case differs in no essential feature from the case of the same title (220 Fed. 867, 136 C. C. A. 497) which has just been decided by this court, except in the degree of the proof that the appellant purchased the land with knowledge of the homestead entryman’s failure to comply with the law. The trial court found that, for 18 months immediately preceding final proof, the entry-man of the land involved had no house, fence, or other improvements on the land, and did not reside thereon, or cultivate the same, and that finding is fully sustained by the evidence. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Simmons Creek Coal Co. v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lakin v. Sierra Buttes Gold Min. Co.United States Circuit Court · 1885
- United States v. BrannanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1914
- Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- Nickerson v. MeachamUnited States Circuit Court · 1883
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Southern Oregon Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- United States v. CookseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- United States v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- United States v. Grand Canyon Cattle Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918