Anderson v. Woodward

This is an action by the plaintiff in error brought in the County Court of Morgan county, to cancel a government patent to a quarter section of land, obtained by the defendant Woodward, under the homestead laws of the United *136States. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained by the County Court, and the plaintiff electing to stand on his complaint, the action was dismissed.

The grounds of the demurrer were, (a) that the County Court was without jurisdiction of the subject matter, and, (b) that the court was without jurisdiction to determine the action because of the amount involved.

A writ of…