United States v. Mullan Fuel Co.
District Court, D. Montana
At Law. Action of trespass by the United States for the unlawful cutting of timber from public lands. On motion for new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
KNOWLES, District Judge.
In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant the sum of $30,000 as damages for cutting timber upon sections 29 and 30, in township 11 N., range 6 W. of the principal meridian in Montana, situated in Powell county, in said state. The plaintiff alleges that it was the owner 'of this land. The defendant admits that plaintiff is the owner of said section 30, but denies that it * the owner of said section 29, and avers that this last-*664mentioned section is the property of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Defendant also admits that during the period named…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. Price CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Barden v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Buttz v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Beckwith v. BeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Midway Northern Oil Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1916