Union Pac. R. v. City of Greeley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. Suit in equity by the Union Pacific--Railroad Company against the City of Greeley and others, and against the Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railway Company. Decree for defendants in each case, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
W. H. MUNGER, District Judge.
These suits involve the same question. They were Commenced by complainant in the court below to remove cloüds upon the title to its alleged right of way through certain tracts of land in Weld county, Colo, (between Denver in that state and Cheyenne, Wyo.), and-to procure injunctions prohibiting any *3interference with the full use and enjoyment of such claimed right of way. Complainant claims a right of way 400 feet in width through the tracts in question by virtue of the grant of right of way by Congress to the Union Pacific Railroad and its branches. The…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Kirk v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Railroad Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Morgan v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- United States v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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- Mullen v. BromleyColorado Court of Appeals · 1912
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