Buxton v. Traver

Citations

• 67 Cal. 171
• 7 P. 450
• 1885 Cal. LEXIS 591

Syllabus

<p>Public Lands—Occupant of Unsubyeyed—Pbe-ehption—Death of Occupant— Biqht of Heibs.—Amere occupant of unsurveyed public lands of the United States, who has taken none of the steps required by law for its preemption, has a mere privilege of pre-emption. Such a privilege is not an estate legal or equitable in the land, and upon the death of the occupant it does not descend to his heirs, nor clothe them with an equitable right to control the patent to the land subsequently issued by the United States upon an entry made by another.</p>