United States v. Denver & Rio Grande Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE COLORADO. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The record in this case presents for our consideration and determination the following questions ■: First, is the defendant, a railway company, duly chartered and organized in 1870-under the laws of the Territory of Colorado, for the purpose of locating, constructing, and operating an extensive system of railway and telegraph lines, entitled to the benefits of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1875, 18 Stat. 482, c. 152, entitled “An act granting to railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States; ” and, second, if so entitled, is the defendant authorized or…
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