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Law Cases in District 2 



United States v. Matthew Wood : Occupancy trespass, Black Hills 

 National Forest. Case closed on payment of $6.25 damages and issuance 

 of permit for use of land. 



United States v. Carbon Timber Co. and Elk Mountain Mercantile Co. : 

 Fire trespass, Medicine Bow National Forest. December 21, 1916, judg- 

 ment secured against Elk Mountain Mercantile Co. for $22,076.46. 

 Court refused to allow $527.29 representing salaries of forest officers 

 while employed in extinguishing fire. January 31, 1917, complaint filed 

 against Frank C. Hunter, trustee in bankruptcy for Elk Mountain Mer- 

 cantile Co., to enjoin disposition of company's assets until priority of 

 United States claim was determined. September 14, 1917, court dis- 

 missed Government's bill holding it had no right to priority with respect 

 to this claim. Case closed upon .notice from Solicitor General that no 

 appeal would be filed. 



United States v. Matthew Riley & Sons : Grazing trespass, Harney 

 National Forest. Case closed upon payment of damages in full, amount- 

 ing to $41.72. 



United States v. Mrs. D. May Saunders : Grazing trespass, Holy Cross 

 National Forest. Case closed upon payment of damages in full, amount- 

 ing to $74.50. 



United States v. C. R. Sowards : Grazing trespass, Harney National 

 Forest. Case closed on advice from forest supervisor that defendant 

 had no funds to pay the damages, which amounted to $23.23. 



United States v. L. C. Sharper Grazing trespass. Gunnison National 

 Forest. Case closed on payment of damages in full, amounting to .$3.06. 



United States v. Alfred Thorndale : Occupancy trespass, Leadville 

 National Forest. Case closed on payment of damages in full, amounting 

 to $17.92. 



United States v. Henrylyn Irrigation District. Inter-Mountain Water 

 Co., and J. A. Mcllwee : Occupancy trespass. Colorado National Forest 

 (formerly Pike). Case dismissed April 12, 1918, upon instructions from 

 the United States Attorney General. 



United States v. Carbon Timber Co., R. D. Meyer and Andrew Olsen, 

 trustees : Timber trespass, Playden National Forest. December 21, 

 1916, judgment secured against Carbon Timber Co. in the sum of 

 $2.624.15. with interest in the sum of $1,883.55 : total, $4.507.70 : to- 

 gether with costs. February 28, 1917, upon petition of United States, 

 court ordered Meyer and Olsen, trustees for Carbon Timber Co., to set 

 aside the sum of $4,907,70, to await further orders of the court respecting 

 payment of Government's judgment. November 28, 1917, Government 

 filed bill of complaint to establish priority of Government's claim under 

 section 3466, Revised Statutes. June 19, 1918, upon hearing of case, 

 court found Government entitled to priority, and ordered and decreed 

 that the trustees pay the judgment, together with interest from De- 



