Legal Opinion
United States v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 5, 1942No. 23PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This is a suit brought by the United States, in its own right and as guardian of the Indians of the Walapai (Hualpai) Tribe in Arizona (28 U. S. C. § 41 (1), § 24 Judicial Code) to enjoin respondent from interfering with the possession and occupancy by the Indians of certain land in northwestern Arizona. Respondent claims full title to the lands in question under the grant to its predecessor, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Co., provided for in the Act of July 27,1866,14 Stat. 292. The bill sought to establish that respondent’s rights under the grant of 1866 are subject to the Indians’…
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