Supreme Court of Minnesota December 2, 1884 (Corbett v. Wood)

Vanderburgh, J.1

The pleadings admit that one William F. Corbett entered by pre-emption the land in controversy under the laws, of the United States, and received a patent certificate on or about the 16th day of July, 1851, and that he conveyed an undivided half thereof to the plaintiff on the 13th day of January, 1852.