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MO., ETC. RY. CO. v. Kan. Pac. Ry. Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 16, 1878No. 65PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

97 U.S. 491 (____)

MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY

v.

KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Mr. T.C. Sears and Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. John P. Usher and Mr. Henry Beard, contra.

2Opinion of the Court · FieldJustice Field

This case involves a determination of the title to about ninety thousand acres of land situated in the State of Kansas, claimed by the two railway corporations which are parties to the suit, under grants from the United States. The plaintiff in the court below, the defendant in error here, the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, was originally known as the…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railway Co. v. Kansas Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878

4Cited by38 opinions

  1. Teva Pharm. United States, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Bittle v. BaheSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
  3. Kneeland v. KorterWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Stuart v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
  5. Leo Sheep Company v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978

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