Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Ely
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
This was a suit brought by the Northern Pacific Railway Company, successor to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, in the Superior Court of the County- of Spokane, State of Washington, against a large number of persons, to quiet title,, remove clouds and recover-possession of certain parcels of. real estate, alleged to be portions of its right of way in that county.
The complaint alleged that plaintiff was the owner and entitled to a strip of land-, four hundred feet wide, on which defendants had wrongfully entered. Some of the .defendants were defaulted. Separate answers were interposed by…
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