Legal Opinion

Denee v. Morrison

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1917No. 13574PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sulivan, J., entered November 15, 1915, upon findings in favor of the defendant, dismissing an action for equitable relief, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mount, J. —

This action was brought by the plaintiff to restrain the defendant from interfering with the plaintiff in his settlement and residence upon, and cultivation and improvement of, certain unsurveyed government lands, alleged to have been settled upon by him under the government homestead act. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was a qualified entryman under the homestead laws of the United States, and that, on the 30th day of October, 1909, he, in good faith as a homestead settler, for the purpose of making a homestead entry thereon and acquiring title thereto, settled and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hardin v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Mitchell v. SmaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Whitaker v. McBrideSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. Hardin v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  5. Kean v. Calumet Canal & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Deruwe v. MorrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Neterer v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  3. George v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Deruwe v. MorrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1947

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