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Legal Opinion · Dissent

Robson v. Commissioner of State Land Office

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1907No. Docket No. 225Published

Mandamus by Frank E. Robson to compel William H. Rose, commissioner of the State Land office, to issue a patent for certain swamp lands.

1DissentBlair, J.

The State legislature in 1863 (Act No. 239), appropriated to the counties of Houghton and Keweenaw swamp lands situated in the upper peninsula to the amount of 1,280 acres per mile for the construction of the “ Mineral Range State Road,” so called. This road was to be constructed under the direction of the board of supervisors of these counties respectively. The act provided:

“Sec. 4. There shall be withheld from sale, not exceeding 1280 [acres] of the swamp lands in the Upper Peninsula (not otherwise appropriated) for each mile of said road from and after the time said counties through which…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Stanley v. SchwalbySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. Prescott v. GonserSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
  3. Baker v. Johnson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1871
  4. Hintrager v. HennessySupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
  5. Mills County v. Railroad CompaniesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883

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