Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters? statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On October 25,1888, Amanda Cormaclc made settlement on the east half of the southeast quarter of section 21 and the north half of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 20 north, of range 5 east, Helena land district, Montana, and paid therefor the minimum price of §1.25 per acre, or §200 for the 160 acres of land; and she continued to reside thereon until' April…
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The Reporters? statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On October 25,1888, Amanda Cormaclc made settlement on the east half of the southeast quarter of section 21 and the north half of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 20 north, of range 5 east, Helena land district, Montana, and paid therefor the minimum price of §1.25 per acre, or §200 for the 160 acres of land; and she continued to reside thereon until' April 30, 1890, when she made final proof, which was accepted May 9, 1890, and final receipt and certificate were issued to her.…
1Opinion of the CourtPeelle, J.
The claimant, as assignee of Amanda Cormack, seeks to recover repayment of the purchase money for certain lands which the General Land Office erroneously allowed to be entered and settled upon by her, and which, for that reason, could not be confirmed.
The claimant grounds its right to recover on section 2 of the act of June 16, 1880 (21 Stat. L., 287), which reads:
“In all cases where homestead or timber-culture or desert-land entries or other entries of public lands have heretofore *535or shall hereafter be canceled for conflict, or where, from any cause, the entry has been erroneously allowed…
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