Settlement on reserved land; conflicting settlement rights. Hunter v. Blodgett.
Publication Title:
Settlement on reserved land; conflicting settlement rights. Hunter v. Blodgett.
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Settlement on reserved land; conflicting settlement rights. Hunter v. Blodgett.
Corporate Agency Authors:
Decisions in Land Cases and Department of the Interior
Sort Author:
Decisions in Land Cases
Date:
[May 1895]
Publish Date ISO Format:
1895-05-01T00:00:00Z
Publication Start:
18950501
Publication End:
18950531
Corporate/Agency Author:
Decisions in Land Cases
Publication month:
8
Publication year:
1895
Description:
(Vol. 20, p. 452.)
Notes:
Notes:
Settlement on land covered by entry of another confers no right against either Government or entryman, but as between two settlers on land thus reserved, the settlement first in point of time is entitled to highest consideration, in event of subsequent cancellation of said entry.
Act of settlement should consist of some substantial and visible improvement having the character of permanency. Setting stakes to mark foundation of a house will not be considered an act of settlement, where the stakes are so small as to be scarcely visible.