MOSS v. DOWMAN

No. 141.

176 U.S. 413 (1900)

MOSS v. DOWMAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 26, 1900.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James K. Redington for appellant. Mr. Thomas J. Davis was on his brief.

Mr. Charles A. Towne for appellee, submitted on his brief.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

Repeated rulings of this court have settled that the decisions of the land department in contest cases on questions of fact are conclusive.

Defendant by taking actual possession on September 19, 1890, his entry in the land office on November 18, 1890, his continued occupation and proof thereof, was entitled to the patent which was thereafter issued to him, unless other facts found by the department show...

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