Hall v. Payne, 254 U.S. 343 (1920)

Name: Hall v. Payne, 254 U.S. 343 (1920) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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United States ex Rel. Hall v. Payne

No. 46

Argued November 17, 1920
Decided December 13, 1920
254 U.S. 343

ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Syllabus

Whether a homestead right can be initiated by filing an application while the land is reserved to give opportunity for lieu selections by a state, under the Act of 1894, 28 Stat. 394, is a question involving a construction of that statute which the Secretary of the Interior must decide in determining between such applicant and one who was in possession and made application when the period for state selection expired, and mandamus will not lie to control the Secretary’s decision. P. 347.

48 App.D.C. 279 affirmed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hall v. Payne, 254 U.S. 343 (1920) in 254 U.S. 343 254 U.S. 344. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UNP8TNKEGS2BMDS.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hall v. Payne, 254 U.S. 343 (1920), in 254 U.S. 343, page 254 U.S. 344. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UNP8TNKEGS2BMDS.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hall v. Payne, 254 U.S. 343 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 343, pp.254 U.S. 344. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UNP8TNKEGS2BMDS.

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