In Re Emblen

Citations

• 161 U.S. 52
• 16 S. Ct. 487
• 40 L. Ed. 613
• 1896 U.S. LEXIS 2136

Syllabus

<p>If, after the Secretary of the Interior has decided a contest as to the right of preSmption to public land in favor of one contestant, and has granted a rehearing, but before the rehearing is had, Congress passes an act confirming the entry of that contestant, and directing that a patent issue to him, and a patent is issued accordingly, a writ of mandamus will not lie to compel the Secretary to proceed to adjudication of the contest.</p>