McDonald v. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF OREGON. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court under § 237, Judicial Code, to review a judgment of the state court involving a railroad right of way, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The defendant in error, hereafter referred to as the Railroad Company, was plaintiff below and sued the plaintiffs in error who were defendants to enjoin them from interfering with its right of possession of a strip of land constituting a railroad right of way. It was alleged that this strip which traversed property belonging to the defendants had been bought from them by the Railroad Company for a cash price of $600 which was paid, but nevertheless the defendants, asserting some title to the land, were threatening to disturb the railroad in its possession, to tear up a track where laid, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Castillo v. McConnicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
3Cited by21 opinions
- Neblett v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- American Railway Express Co. v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Emmons v. SmittCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
- Mitchell Watson v. Kenlick Coal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Brictson Mfg. Co. v. MungerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.