Morrison Waite,
Street v. Ferry — Opinion of the Court
“ The appellant himself puts the value of the land alone at only $4,000, and the fair inference, from all the affidavits taken together, is that the improvements on the land are worth much less than $1,000. A large number of witnesses, who seem to be well qualified to judge of the value, put it at from $3,000 to $3,500, including all improvements.The patent referred to in the second section of the act is a patent for an invention or discovery, not a patent for land. ”
