Legal Opinion

United States v. Rindge

District Court, S.D. California

Decided October 27, 1913PublishedCited by 17 opinions

In Equity. Bill by the United States against May K. Rindge, as executrix of the will of Frederick H. Rindge, deceased, and others.

1Opinion of the Court

BEAN, District Judge.

This is a suit brought by the government against May K. Rindge et al. to compel the abatement and removal of certain gates and fences erected and maintained by Mrs. Rindge on her own premises on the ground that the same are obstructions to public highways and ways of necessity and an unlawful inclosure of public lands of the complainant, in violation of the Act of Congress of February 25, 1885, c. 149, 23 St. at L. 321 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1524).

The case as made by the record is this: At the time of the cession of California to the United States by Mexico, there was…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Camfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Irwin v. DixionSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
  4. Schwerdtle v. County of PlacerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Kripp v. CurtisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Rindge Co. v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Bob Backman v. James A. SpagonIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Burling v. LeiterMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
  4. United States ex rel. Bergen v. LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  5. Nixon v. EdwardsWyoming Supreme Court · 1953

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