Howell v. Sappington

Citations

• 165 F. 944
• 1908 U.S. App. LEXIS 5431

Syllabus

<p>Public Lands (§ 103*) — Entry—Contest—Preference Right — Statutes.</p> <p>Act Cong. May 14, ]880. c. 8!), § 2, 21 Stat. 141 (TJ. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1392), providing that in all cases whore any person has contested, paid land office fees, and procured the cancellation of any pre-emption, homestead, or timber culture entry, he shall be notified by the register of the land office of the district in which the land is situated of such cancellation, and shall have 30 days from the date of the notice to enter such lands, has no application to land sought to he purchased as a stone and timber claim.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Public Lands, Cent. Dig. § 298: Dec. Dig. § 103.*]</p>