United States v. Budd
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POB THE DISTRICT OP WASHINGTON. The court stated tbe case as follows. On July 23, 1882, the defendant, David E. Budd, applied at the United States- land office at Vancouver, Washington Territory, for the purchase as timber land of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 9, range 1 west, Willamette meridian.
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POB THE DISTRICT OP WASHINGTON. The court stated tbe case as follows. On July 23, 1882, the defendant, David E. Budd, applied at the United States- land office at Vancouver, Washington Territory, for the purchase as timber land of the southeast quarter of section 12, township 9, range 1 west, Willamette meridian. On November 10,1882, he paid the purchase price, $2.50 per acre, and received the receiver’s certificate, and on the 5th day of May, 1883, a patent was duly issued to him. On December 4, 1882, he conveyed the land to the other…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
In the brief of counsel for the government it is stated that “ the two principal questions arising in the case are: First. Is there such a combination or conspiracy shown to have existed to obtain this, or this and other timber lands for the defendant Montgomery, as authorizes the annulment of the patent issued to defendant Budd? Second. Is land of the character and description of this quarter section subject to entry and purchase under the ‘ timber and stone act5 of 1878 ? ”
The first question is, perhaps, stated too broadly, for the inquiry is necessarily limited to the land in controversy.…
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