Robertson v. Low
Oregon Supreme Court
From Klamath: Henry L. Benson, Judge. Suit by John P. Robertson against S. B. Low. On November 25, 1884, the board of commissioners for the sale of school and university lands, upon due application, issued to one Joseph Wilson a certificate of sale for 160 acres of school land, described as the southeast quarter of section 24, township 39 south, range 9 east of the Willamette Meridian, in consideration of the sum of $320, of which $108 was paid in cash; the purchaser giving…
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From Klamath: Henry L. Benson, Judge. Suit by John P. Robertson against S. B. Low. On November 25, 1884, the board of commissioners for the sale of school and university lands, upon due application, issued to one Joseph Wilson a certificate of sale for 160 acres of school land, described as the southeast quarter of section 24, township 39 south, range 9 east of the Willamette Meridian, in consideration of the sum of $320, of which $108 was paid in cash; the purchaser giving his two promissory notes for the balance in equal parts, payable one and two years from the date thereof, respectively,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolverton
1. By Section 3607, Hill’s Ann. Laws 1892, in force when Wilson’s certificate was issued, it was provided that, “if any interest should remain unpaid on any note or notes given for part of the purchase price of lands for one year after the same becomes due, the sale and certificate shall be void, and all payments thereon shall be forfeited, and the land shall be deemed vacant, and shall be subject to sale as if it had not before been sold.” This has been superseded by Section 3307, B. &. C. Comp., which provides that, if any installment of the purchase price or interest shall remain unpaid…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. EmmertSupreme Court of Kansas · 1878
- Baker v. NewlandSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
- Robertson v. State Land BoardOregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Miller v. WattierOregon Supreme Court · 1904
- Conklin v. HawthornWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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