Northern Pacific Railroad v. Sanders
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. ' The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This action was' brought by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to recover from the defendants in error, th.e original defendants, the possession of section twentjvone, township ten north of range three west in the county of Lewis' and Clarke in the State of Montana.
The railroad company claims title under the act of Congress of July 2, 1864, 13 Stat. 365, c. 217, granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Lake Superior to Puget Sound on the Pacific coast, by the northern route’.
The defendants do not assert title in themselves, but resist the claim of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hastings & Dakota Railroad v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Barden v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. DunmeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Buttz v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Broder v. Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1879
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by46 opinions
- Central Pacific Railway Co. v. Alameda CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hewitt v. SchultzSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Nelson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Tarpey v. MadsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- United States v. LaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
41 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.