Legal Opinion
Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Ry. Co. v. City of Ada, Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1950No. 4008_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
The City of Ada, Oklahoma, brought this action to quiet title to a strip of land now held by the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway Company. The land in question was originally part of Indian lands, and was acquired in 1903 by condemnation proceedings under Section 13 of the Enid-Anadarko Act, Act of February 28, 1902, 32 Stat. 43, 47, granting the right “to take and condemn lands for right of way, depot grounds, terminals, and other railway purposes, in or through any lands held by any Indian tribe or nation.” The trial court found that title had reverted to the City of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gurdon & Fort Smith Railroad v. VaughtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Home Real Estate Co. v. the L.A. Pac. Co.California Supreme Court · 1912
- United States v. DrumbCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Denver & R. G. R. v. MillsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
- D. C. Transit Systems, Inc. v. State Roads CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Midwestern Developments, Inc. v. The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. The Town of Francis, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. 1.44 Acres of LandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1969
- City of Wilburton, Oklahoma, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Deno Maggi and Mike Hugo v. Alex SwaffordCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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