Bowne v. Bilsland
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from O’Brien District Cotwt. — Hon. C. H. Lewis, Judge. Action to recover for trespass by the defendants' in wrongfully entering upon lands owned by the plaintiffs, and cultivating the same. The cause was tried without a jury, and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, C. J.
I. Defendants deny the allegations of the plaintiffs’ petition, and allege that they entered upon and held possession of the land under a homestead settlement, with the intent to acquire the lands under the homestead laws of the United States, and made application to the proper United States land officers to enter the land as homesteads; that the land officers refused to permit the entry, though, as the defendants allege, the land was subject to the homestead entry; that thereupon the defendants appealed from the decision; and the appeal has not been determined, but is pending before the…
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