United States ex rel. Knight v. Lane

Retirement of Walter L. Fisher as Secretary of the Interior suggested, and Franklin K. Lane, his successor in office, substituted March 6, 1913, as the party defendant in error herein.

Messrs. Frederic D. McKenney, James M. Givens, James W. Zevely, Richard William Stoutz, John Spalding Flannery, William Hitz, and Edgar Smith for plaintiff in error.

Assistant Attorney General Cobb and Solicitor General Bullitt for defendant in error.

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Mr. Justice Van Devanter delivered the opinion of the court: