Columbia Canal Co. v. Benham

Citations

• 47 Wash. 249
• 91 P. 961
• 1907 Wash. LEXIS 748

Syllabus

<p>Courts-—Jurisdiction—Public Land. A state court has no jurisdiction to determine the equities of claimants to public lands by enjoining the prosecution of a claim before the land department or requiring a relinquishment of a claim, when the title is still in the United States and the land office has not determined the right to a patent.</p>