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COLORADO COAL CO. v. UNITED STATES

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123 U.S. 307 (1887)

8 S.Ct. 131

31 L.Ed. 182

COLORADO COAL AND IRON COMPANY, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 21, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin H. Bristow (with whom were Mr. Lyman K. Bass and Mr. David Willcox on the brief), for appellants.

Mr. Solicitor General for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE MATTHEWS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

It is fully established by the evidence that there were in fact no actual settlements and improvements on any of the lands as falsely set out in the affidavits in support of the preëmption claims and in the certificates issued thereon. This undoubtedly constituted a fraud upon the United States sufficient in equity as against the parties perpetrating it, or those claiming under...

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