Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Hasse
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
delivered the opinion of the court.-
This was an action of ejectment brought by the Norther; Pacific Railway. Company in the Superior Court of Kittjtai County, Washington, to recover possession of part of its right of way, the land being partly within and partly without a right of way of two hundred feet in width. Defendants asserted title by virtue of a homestead application, filed May 24, 1883, final proof July 12,1888, and patent September 27,1889;- and adverse possession for the period named in the statute of limitations. Judgment was entered in favor of the. railway company, and…
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