Legal Opinion
Oklahoma ex rel. King v. Handy
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1934No. 978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATTON, Circuit Judge.
In 1876 the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians, hereinafter called the Chickasaw Nation, duly passed a legislative act granting to B. F. Colbert, his heirs and assigns, the right or franchise to construct and operate a toll-bridge across Red river at or near a place called Colbert’s Ferry, and to charge and collect specified rates of toll for passage of persons and property across the river, either *698on such bridge or otherwise within two and one-half miles up or the same distance down the stream from that point. It was provided therein that the franchise should be exclusive…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Barden v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Hamilton Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Hamilton CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Knoxville Water Co. v. KnoxvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Reichelderfer v. QuinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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