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Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided December 2, 1935No. 1038Published

1Opinion of the Court

NETERER, District Judge.

The plaintiff seeks judicial determination‘that the defendant as trustee has no lien by reason of a certain mortgage executed by plaintiffs’ predecessor, or interest upon certain lands described in the bill of complaint.

The Congress by Act of March 3, 1857 (11 Stat. 195) and Act of July 12, 1862 (12 Stat. 624), Act of March 3, 1865 (13 Stat. 526), granted certain public land to the territory of Minnesota for the purpose of construction of certain railroads therein. On May 27, 1857, the Legislature of the territory of Minnesota by act created the Minnesota & Pacific…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Central Trust Co. v. KneelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. New Orleans Pacific Railway Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Farnsworth, Trustees v. Minnesota and Pacific Railroad CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  4. Meyer v. Johnston & StewartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  5. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co. v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1890

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