Nadeau v. Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. 'Justice McReynquds
delivered the opinion of the court,
Defendant in error brought this action to obtain possession of certain lands, formerly part of the Pottawatomie Indian Preservation and now in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, which he in the margins of the 400-foot strip claimed by .it as legal successor to the original grantee. Counsel for plaintiffs in error well say, but one question is presented for our determination — “Were thé lands involved in this action ‘public lands ’ within the meaning of the acts of Congress dated July 1, 1862, and July 2, 1864, .granting a right of way to the…
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