Burfenning v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.

Citations

• 163 U.S. 321
• 16 S. Ct. 1018
• 41 L. Ed. 175
• 1896 U.S. LEXIS 2269
• 4 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 4656

Syllabus

<p>While It is well settled that, la the administration of the yrahlic land system of the United States, questions of fact are for the consideration and judgment of the Land Department, and its judgment thereon is final, it is equally true that when, by act of Congress, a tract of land has been reserved from homestead and preemption, or dedicated to any special purpose, proceedings in the Land Department in defiance of such reservation or dedication, although culminating in a patent, transfer no title; and the patent questioned in this case comes within that general rule of invalidity.</p>