United States v. Great Northern Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; EMward H. Cushman, Judge. Suit in equity by the United States against the Great Northern Railway Company. Decree for defendant, and the United States appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WORVERTON, District Judge.
This is a suit to cancel a patent issued to the Great Northern Railway Company by the United States for the land 'in controversy, on the ground of alleged inadvertence and mistake of the Rand Department in issuing the same. The land in question was selected in lieu of land which the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company relinquished to the United States in pursuance of the Act of Congress of August 5, 1892, c. 382, 27 Stat. 390. The defendant is the successor in interest of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company. The lands subject to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co. v. DonohueSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Sjoli v. DreschelSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Osborn v. FroysethSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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