Keane v. Brygger

Citations

• 160 U.S. 276
• 16 S. Ct. 278
• 40 L. Ed. 426
• 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2364

Syllabus

<p>A voluntary relinquishment of his entry by a homestead entryman made in 1864 was a relinquishment of his claim to the United States,-and operated to restore the land to the public domain.</p> <p>Prior to 1864 H. made a homestead entry of the land in controversy in this action. In February, 1864, he relinquished his right, title, and interest in the same. In March, 1864, the University Commissioners of Washington Territory, under the act of July 17,1854, c. 84, selected this as part of the Territory’s lands for university purposes, and on the 10th day of that month conveyed the tract to R., who, on the 4th of April, 1876, conveyed it to B- Held, that the title so acquired should prevail over a title acquired by homestead entry in October, 1888.</p>