Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Co. v. Olympian Dredging Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 13, 1922No. 78PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
In 1895 the California Pacific Railroad Company, one of the petitioners, was authorized by the Legislature of the State of California to construct, and did construct, a railroad bridge across the Sacramento River. For some years prior to that time this company had owned and both petitioners had- used another bridge situated in the near vicinity. Upon the construction of the new bridge in 1895 the old bridge was abandoned.and demolished. The plans and location of the new bridge, so authorized by the legislature, received thé formal approval of the Secretary of War, in conformity with § 7 of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Union Bridge Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- President of the Monongahela Bridge Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- The PlymouthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Maine Water Co. v. Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1905
- Frost v. Washington County RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1901
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Wisconsin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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- Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. Crown Zellerbach Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1979
- Central Rivers Towing, Inc. v. City of BeardstownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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