Legal Opinion
Oregon Short Line R. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1944No. 10675PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought this suit on behalf of the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes of Indians to recover from appellant Railroad Companies and their surety damages accruing by reason of the killing of two of the Indians and the injury of a third in a crossing accident occurring within the limits of the Fort Hall Reservation. The *2appeal, is from a verdict and judgment in favor of the United States.
The suit proceeds under authority of the Act of September 1, 1888, 25 Stat. 452. The terms of that Act and the nature of the obligations imposed by it are discussed at length in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hepp v. AderIdaho Supreme Court · 1942
- Arizona & N. M. Ry. Co. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
- Western Gas Const. Co. v. DannerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- Jutila v. FryeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965