Show ra ro 1 II P I sLL i r lH lI TITLE VESTS MEN LAND LAI 18 IS I SELECTED Brigham City Is Victor in Suit Before Utah Supreme Court The Supreme court has affirmed the Judgment of or the lower court In iii II the tho theca and respondent 10 re- City plaintiff I ca case e of Brigham against J. J Y Rich Charles Knudsen nu and the CIl City Elec- Elec ric company The Tho court holds that tithe Itlo to land belonging to the stale state by bytho in inho enabling act vests vesta ho time terms torms of or tho the ho thO state when the selection l Ir 11 flied filed In ha Inho Inthe selee- selee selection the timo ho land office and before the tho of ut the secretary lion tion Is approved by was wilt wilt- time the Interior The opinion ton by Judge Prick court was wasn The rho Judgment t of ot the lower In favor Cavor of Brigham CIl City Rich In iii InHO n with time the HO 1902 flied filed his application the state land board for lauds lauda near neal city and his hili application was VaS accepted and filed mell with the tho federal land of office flee for approval of ot the secretary of ot the Interior and In the meantime ho lie was in tn possession sued to the tho city Soon afterwards over vel three condemn a 0 right lIght of or way acres of the tho land for tor a n pipe lino Ilse to furnish power powel for tor municipal lighting the time city possession In n The court gave filed to tho the condemnation condemnation condemnation con con- answer was Vas 1 loot 1901 0 I an suit claiming that the title to the land had not vested In the stale state In 1902 1903 when it was condemned de and tl the tone public domain do- do do domain that It IL was wal still part parl of Ot uv- uv main and not subject to tho the proceedIngs proceed- proceed the secretary of tho the interior in interior interior in- in s because ln InS'S Ings had hall not approved Iho tho selection until 1 1903 1003 03 and amI In 1901 IO 1 Rich had Isad transferred trans trans- his rights to the appellant pow pow- powel or el company The court held that the title Lillo vested Rich when he tiled filed ll his application and in that the condemnation proceedIngs proceeding would hold |