WEBSTER V. LUTHER, 163 U. S. 331 (1896)

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Webster v. Luther, 163 U.S. 331 (1896)

Webster v. Luther

No. 161

Submitted March 19, 1896

Decided May 18, 1896

163 U.S. 331

Syllabus

Persons entitled under Rev.Stat. § 2304 to enter a homestead, in case an entry is made for less than 160 acres, may, under § 2306, make an additional entry for the deficiency, which right is transferable.

The instrument executed by Mrs. Robertson through which the defendants in error claim was not forbidden by any act of Congress, and was valid.

Page 163 U. S. 332

The case is stated in the opinion.