Anderson v. Wilder

Citations

• 83 Miss. 606

Syllabus

<p>Public Lands. Homesteads. Revised statutes of the United States, H 2290, 2291, 2296. Conveyance of Umber before final proof. Estoppel. Subsequent grantees.</p> <p>Where one, who had taken the initiatory steps to homestead government land, sold the timber thereon before making final proof and perfecting the entry, his conveyance thereof, upon his making final proof and obtaining a patent, will be good by estoppel as against him and his subsequent grantees with notice. Butter-field Lumber Co. v. Hartman, 82 Miss., 494; Sanford v. Eastabut-chie Lumber Co., ante 478-.</p>