MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
On June 16, 1880, an act was passed, 21 Stat. 287, c. 244, in section 2 of which is the following clause:
"And in all cases where parties have paid double minimum price for land which has afterwards been found not to be within the limits of a railroad land grant, the excess of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre shall, in like manner, be repaid to the purchaser thereof, or...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.