Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Southern Pac. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1926No. 4851PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
The history of these actions may be gathered from the statement in Barnes et al. v. Southern Pacific Co., 300 F. 481. In that action the Southern Pacific Company sought to recover from the defendants exclusive possession of certain parcels of land described as part of the railroad right of way of 200 feet in width, granted' by Act of Congress approved March 3, 1871 (16 Stat. 573). Barnes and wife pleaded abandonment prior to the time of making a homestead entry on the so-called Bames land, abandonment subsequent to filing a homestead declaration and before issuance of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Railroad Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. ElySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- United States v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
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