Legal Opinion
Central Pacific Railway Co. v. Alameda County
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 15, 1932No. 258PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
Petitioners brought this suit against respondents in a state superior coürt to quiet their title to certain lands lying within.Alameda County, California. The bill alleges that the lands described constitute parts of the right of way granted by the acts of Congress approved July 1, 1862, and July 2, 1864 (c. 120, 12 Stat. 489; c. 216, 13 Stat. 356), to the Central Pacific Railroad Company, predecessor in interest of the Central Pacific Railway Company, and leased to the Southern Pacific Company; that the County of Alameda and the other defendants, without the permission or consent, and…
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- Jennison v. KirkSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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