Lykins v. McGrath
Citations
- 184 U.S. 169
- 22 S. Ct. 450
- 46 L. Ed. 485
- 1902 U.S. LEXIS 2298
Syllabus
<p>It having been settled by Lomax v. Pickering, 173 U. S. 26, that when the consent of the Secretary of the Interior is necessary to give eifect to a deed of public land, that approval may be retroactive, and take effect by way of relation as of the date of the deed, and it appearing- from the fact of the approval by the Secretary in this case that the Indian grantor received full payment for his land, and was in no manner imposed upon in the conveyance, and as the plaintiffs have no equitable rights superior to those of the grantee in that deed: Held, that the title conveyed by the deed must be upheld.</p>
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- upholding retroactive approval by the Secretary of conveyance of interest in land under the predecessor of 25 U.S.C. § 415
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Judges: Brewer
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