Minnesota Statutes 599.17 – Land Office Certificate, Evidence of Title
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The certificate of the register or receiver of any United States land office, showing when, how, and by whom any lands within this state were entered under the homestead, preemption, or timber-culture laws of the United States, shall be prima facie evidence that the person named therein was at the date of such entry the owner in fee of such lands.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 599.17
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44