Legal Opinion

Eastern Oregon Land Co. v. Deschutes R.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 1, 1917No. 2814Published

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon; Robert S. Bean, Judge. Suit by the Eastern Oregon Band Company against the Deschutes Railroad Company. From the decree (213 Fed. 897), both parties appeal. In equity. Suit to restrain defendant railroad company from constructing, maintaining, or operating a railroad over certain lands owned by the complainant.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Oregon; Robert S. Bean, Judge. Suit by the Eastern Oregon Band Company against the Deschutes Railroad Company. From the decree (213 Fed. 897), both parties appeal. In equity. Suit to restrain defendant railroad company from constructing, maintaining, or operating a railroad over certain lands owned by the complainant. Prom a decree restraining complainant from interfering with the maintenance and operation of the railroad over the lands in suit, and awarding complainant damages in the sum of if 1,000 as compensation for…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Henderson v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
  2. Daniels v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Walker v. Shasta Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
  4. Grande Ronde Electrical Co. v. DrakeOregon Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Daniels v. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913

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