Hall v. . Hollifield’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “The public lands of the State are open to entry by any of its citizens, and the first declaration of intention is made on the books of the entry taker in the county where the land lies, and this gives priority, called a pre-emption right. No estate or interest in the land is thereby acquired. No consideration is paid and none of the requisites for that purpose are performed, but simply the right to be preferred when the money is paid and the other formalities required by the statute are complied with.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Newton v. . Brown