Legal Opinion
United States v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided December 30, 1949No. Civ. 1642PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHAM, Chief Judge.
This is a suit ¡by the United States to enjoin defendants, Il'inois Central Railroad Company and James W. Menhall, doing •business as J, W. Menhall Drilling Company, from extracting oil and gas from certain parts of the right of way of that railroad located in Coles County, Illinois, and for an accounting of the oil and gas extracted therefrom to July 1, 1947. In this opinion the words “the defendant” when used in the singular will refer to the Illinois Central Railroad Company and the word “lessee” will refer to defendant Menhall. Title of plaintiff, as well as that of…
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- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Burke v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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