Himes v. Garmon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

December 21, 1907, plaintiff purchased a quarter section of school land for $760, paying one-tenth cash and receiving a certificate. He paid thereon $41.04 interest December 28, 1908, December 20, 1909, and February 2, 1911. By the strict terms of the statute failure to pay on or before October 21, 1912, worked a forfeiture of the plaintiff’s rights and left the land open to settlement and purchase, the language of the act being that the delinquent party “shall, at the expiration of such .ten-months period, forfeit all right, title and…