Railroad Land Company v. Courtright
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of Iowa. On the 31st of January, 1870, Milton Courtrigiit brought, in a District Court of the State of Iowa, an action against the Iowa Railroad Land Company for the possession of certain real property situated in that State, being part of the lands embraced in the act of Congress approved May the 15th, 1856.* That act granted to the State, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from Lyons City, in that State, northwesterly, to…
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Error to the Supreme Court of Iowa. On the 31st of January, 1870, Milton Courtrigiit brought, in a District Court of the State of Iowa, an action against the Iowa Railroad Land Company for the possession of certain real property situated in that State, being part of the lands embraced in the act of Congress approved May the 15th, 1856.* That act granted to the State, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from Lyons City, in that State, northwesterly, to a point of intersection with the main line of the Iowa Central Air-Line Railroad, near Maqnoketa, and thence to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The question for determination is, whether the plaintiff took a good title to the lands in controversy under the conveyance from the first company, the Iowa Central Air-Line Railroad Company, or whether that title is vested in the last company, the Iowa Railroad Land Company.
It is contended by the defendants, first, that under the act of Congress of May 15th, 1856, no lands could be sold by the, State until twenty continuous miles of the road were constructed; second, that if one hundred and twenty sections could be sold in advance' of such construction, they could only be taken from lands…
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