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BOOTH-KELLY CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 258.

237 U.S. 481 (1915)

BOOTH-KELLY LUMBER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 17, 1915.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.H. Tanner, with whom Mr. A.C. Woodcock and Mr. John Van Zante were on the brief, for appellant.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill in equity brought by the United States for the cancellation of five patents for timber lands issued to the four individual appellants and one Jordan, all of whom subsequently conveyed the lands to the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company. The ground of the bill is that the entries were made pursuant to an understanding with the Company for the purpose of conveying...

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