De Graff v. St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs, partners as De Graff & Co., from an order of the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, Bimons, J., presiding, sustaining a demurrer to the complaint. *
1Opinion of the Court
Berry, J.1
Sp. Laws 1874, c. 105, provides (§1) that “ no lands now held * * * by the state to aid in the construction of the lines of railroad from Watab to Brainerd, and from St. Cloud to St. Vincent, or either of said lines, as now authorized to be constructed by the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company, for those portions of said railroads now ready for rolling-stock, shall be conveyed, certified over, or otherwise transferred by the state, or any of its officers, to the said railroad company, its successors- or assigns, until payment is made of all debts and demands, due to citizens of…
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