Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided June 21, 1933No. 976PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNeterer, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
A right in gross is personal to the grantee. Cowan v. Gladder, 120 Wash. 144, 206 P. 923. The United States has a mere personal interest in the land of the defendants. Cadwalader v. Bailey, 17 R. I. 495, 23 A. 20, 14 L. R. A. 300; Weigold v. Bates, 144 Misc. 395, 258 N. Y. S. 695; 9 R. C. L. 739; Messenger v. Ritz, 345 Ill. 433, 178 N. E. 38. The rights of the plaintiff and the defendants are governed by the principles applicable to individuals. Reading Steel Casting Co. v. United States, 268 U. S. 186, 45 S. Ct. 469, 69 L. Ed. 907; McArthur Bros. Co. v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Smith v. . City of RochesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Reading Steel Casting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- MacArthur Brothers Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Cadwalader v. BaileySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1891
- Koenigs v. JungWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Standing Rock Homeowners Ass'n v. MisichCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
- Brown v. HeidersbachIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Rupert v. GunterCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
- McFarland v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Williams v. Northern Natural Gas CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1955
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