United States v. Norris
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from tbe District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. Suit by the United States against Edwin K. Norris and 'another. From a decree for insufficient relief, the United States appeals:-
1Opinion of the Court
REED, District Judge.
The United States, brought this suit to cancel arid set aside a patent issued by the government to the defendant 'Edwin K. Norris, December 31, 1903, in commutation of a homestead .■ arid.settlemerit entry upon 160 acres of government land in Woodward county, Old., to a cash entry, which patent.it is alleged he obtained by false testimony produced by him before the local land office as to the time of his occupancy of the land and .the improvements made thereon by him..
The original bill was filed August 16, 1909, and alleges that Norris was not then a resident of Oklahoma,…
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