Legal Opinion
Sinking-Fund Cases
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 1879No. 1083PublishedCited by 352 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
99 U.S. 700 (____)
SINKING-FUND CASES.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
v.
UNITED STATES.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
v.
GALLATIN.
Supreme Court of United States.
Mr. Samuel Shellabarger and Mr. Jeremiah M. Wilson for the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Edwin B. Smith, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States.
Mr. Benjamin H. Hill and Mr. S.W. Sanderson for the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and Mr. George H. Williams for Gallatin.
2Opinion of the Court · WaiteChief Justice Waite
The single question presented by the case of the Union Pacific Railroad Company is as to the constitutionality of that part of the…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1856
- United States v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Union Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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4Cited by352 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Lynch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. LovettSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Powell v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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