Streater v. State Ex Rel. Moore

The Attorney General of the state, on the relation of the State Land Commissioner, filed suit for the cancellation of two land patents issued to Neal Streater, Jr., and his wife, Dorothy Ann Streater, alleging that they were fraudulently obtained and should be set aside. The application of Neal Streater, Jr., was for 160 acres of land in Washington county bordering on Bolivar county, about twelve miles from the city of Greenville, Miss., described as follows:

“Acres in cultivation None,

Acres in open or pasture lands None,

Acres in timber None,

Description of timber and value.

Cutover land…