Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-11-28 | Page 3 | National Law Controls

NATIONAL LAW CONTROLS Supreme Court Decides Widow's Bight to Homeutead. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 Justice Mr-ECenna Mr-ECenna today hnnded down the opinion of the Supreme court of the Pnlted States in the case of Mary McCunn vs. N. Fred Lssln and wife, a claim for an undivided half interest In a quarter, section of land in Lincoln county. Wash , taken up in I :w . lb.- father of Mary McCunc He died before the land was patented, and ' Hi. pat. ut was issued to his widow She ;.ft.rward -old it il'.e L's.jIrs, and suit was brought on the ground that the daughter was entitled to n half Interest, th land being ' "inmunltv property." I The Court of Appeals decided axabist . holding that the widow had all the rights in the property that her husband h i had. and the Supreme court alarmed the verdict. Justice McKenna said that ,),,. ,-ar.e If i hi In which the National law must control, regardless of State statutes.