Barnes v. Poirier
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Suit by Camille Poirier and others, executors of John J. Costello, against Francis A. Barnes, to quiet title. Decree for plaintiffs. 57 Fed. 956. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN,. Circuit Judge.
Is the right to land additional to a homestead granted by section 2306 of the Revised Statutes assignable before the additional land is entered? This is the only • question *15it is necessary to decide in this case. It arises in this way: February 10, 1888, Louisa Dryer, who was entitled to enter 120 acres of land under that section, made an irrevocable power of attorney to James A. Hoggs to take possession of, sell, and con-' vey any land she might acquire thereunder, and to retain for his own use the rents and profits of the land and the proceeds of its sale. January 5,…
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- Montgomery v. Pacific Coast Land BureauCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
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