Lake Superior Ship Canal, Railway & Iron Co. v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT' COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN! This ivas an action commenced by the plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, in the Circuit Court of the Unitéd States for the "Western District of Michigan, on July 17,1888, to recover the possession of the southwest quarter of section 25, township 44 north, range 36 west. Upon the first trial a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT' COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN! This ivas an action commenced by the plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, in the Circuit Court of the Unitéd States for the "Western District of Michigan, on July 17,1888, to recover the possession of the southwest quarter of section 25, township 44 north, range 36 west. Upon the first trial a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff. In conformity with the opinion of Mr. Justice Jackson, then Circuit Judge, 44 Fed. Itep. 819, a new trial was granted, which, on July 26, 1890, resulted in a verdict.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beewee
The act of June 3, 1856, was a grant vnprmenti, and when by the filing of the- map of definite location the particular tracts were identified,.the title to those lands was vested in the State of Michigan, to be disposed of by it in aid of the construction of a railroad between Ontonagon and the Wisconsin state line. The lands were withdrawn from the public domain, and no longer open to settlement by individuals for preémp tion or other purposes. Although there was a provision for the forfeiture of the lands if the road was not completed within ten years, such provision was a condition…
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