Roberts v. Northern Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. This was a bill in equity filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Wisconsin in' December, 1889, by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,' a corporation organized under and by virtue of an act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, against David E. Roberts, J. E. Ellis, and Euclid L. Johnson, wherein the complainant sought to quiet its title to certain…
Read the full summary
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. This was a bill in equity filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Wisconsin in' December, 1889, by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,' a corporation organized under and by virtue of an act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, against David E. Roberts, J. E. Ellis, and Euclid L. Johnson, wherein the complainant sought to quiet its title to certain lands in Douglas County, Wisconsin. The railroad company claimed title to the lands in question under an agreement of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
So far as those portions of the lands, described in the bill of complaint, consist of parcels held and used by the. railway company for the necessary and useful purposes of their road as a public highway, it is obvious that the title and possession thereof cannot be successfully assailed by the appellants. The latter became purchasers long after the railroad company had entered into visible and notorious possession of these portions of the lands,-and had' constructed the-roads, wharves, and other improvements called for by their contract with the county.
It is well settled that where a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Whitehead v. ShattuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Holland v. ChallenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Telegraph Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by174 opinions
- United States v. LynahSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Danforth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Louisville Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Home Fire Insurance v. BarberNebraska Supreme Court · 1903
169 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.