Show I RULES RUIS OH ON LAND ANO ENTRIES United States Supreme Court Cour Lays Down Homestead Principles in Montana Mont Case Washington March 25 Announcing the opinion of the court in favor of Fla blvd hh In 11 the case of Edward H IL Love LQ Lo v q vs Annie Flahive involving a contest over overland overland overland land in Missoula county Montana Jus Justice Justice tice Brewer of the te supreme court COtt of or the United States today dova dOr some general principles regarding the relin relinquishment of homestead applications and the sale of lands taken up under the homestead law before the issuance of patent On that point he says Of course whether there Tas wa a sale and what was wa the thing thins sold were matters maters of fact to be determined by the testimony and the findings fn ings of the tle land department in that respect are conclusive sive in the courts It I Is objected by hy hythe bythe bythe the plaintiff that a ale aIe le of homestead prior to the issue of patent is i void old un under under der des the tho statutes of the United States This Is undoubtedly the law and the ruling of the thc te secretary secreta was not in hi con conflict filet with wih it but the Ui fact fat that one seek seeking lug ing to enter a n tract of land as a home homestead ole stead sted cannot cannat make ma e a valid vald sale thereof is not at all al inconsistent with his rights to to relinquish his application for forte the lands arid add ard so the t e secretary of oJ the in interior tenor ruled While public policy pol nay may ta I prevent enforcing the contract of bit sale saleIt It jt does doe j pot ot destroy d to the significance e as asa asa asa a declaration that the te vendor vendar no longer claims title tte He cannot sell sel and at the same time seny that he Ito e has made a asale asle asale sale The government may rightfully rl treat tret it i as a a and aban abandonment abandonment abandonment of his application and entry No man entering catering land as a homestead homested la I bound bund to perfect ct his hla title by the oc occupation o occupation He le may abandon it at any anytime anytime time or he lie may in any other satisfactory st fac factory tory way relinquish the right acquired by his entry Having none done that he is Ig 1 Igno no longer interested Inere ed in p the title titie tte to the theland theand theland land and That That is a matter to be he settled sette between the government anti and nd other oter ap tp applicants p In this case ce Love having ha y lug re r his claim clim it does doe not lie Ut ii In I bl mouth to challenge the action aton of the government g In itt patenting p the lands to tors Mrs rs Flahive Vla Je v |