ROUGHTON v. KNIGHT

No. 711.

219 U.S. 537 (1911)

ROUGHTON v. KNIGHT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 1911.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E.D.F. Brady, Mr. W.P. Fennell, Mr. E.O. Miller and Mr. W.H. Morrissey for plaintiff in error.

Mr. S.D. Luckett and Mr. Chas. R. Pierce for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE LURTON delivered the opinion of the court.

The question in this case is whether the complainant below, and appellant here, has acquired a vested right to an exchange of a one hundred and sixty-acre tract of land owned by him and situated inside the exterior boundary of a forest-reserve, for a tract of public land of similar area, by reason of acts done in compliance with the terms of that provision of the Forest...

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