Legal Opinion
Minnesota v. Lane
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1918No. 20. OriginalPublishedCited by 8 opinions
IN EQUITY. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This bill of complaint is filed by the State of Minnesota to quiet title to certain lands in that State, and to enjoin the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the General Land Office from issuing patents for the lands to the Immigration Land Company, a corporation of the State of Minnesota. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the bill upon the following grounds:
“1. The. court is without jurisdiction to entertain this suit because it is in substance and effect against the United States, which has not consented to be sued or waived its immunity from suit.
“2. There is a defect…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Michigan Land & Lumber Co. v. RustSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Brown v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Lane v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Litchfield v. The Register and ReceiverSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Lane v. United States Ex Rel. MickadietSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Work v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States Ex Rel. Hall v. PayneSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Red Canyon Sheep Co. v. IckesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Lane v. DarlingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Mickadiet v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1920
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