Dubuque & Pacific Railroad v. Litchfield
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ.of error from the District Court of the United States for the district of Iowa. In order that the reader may the more readily understand the question involved, he is requested to make a quasi map for himself according to the following directions: Take a page of paper, upon the eastern and western sides of which draw two lines from north to south, the former representing the Alississippi and the latter the Missouri rivers.
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This case was brought up by writ.of error from the District Court of the United States for the district of Iowa. In order that the reader may the more readily understand the question involved, he is requested to make a quasi map for himself according to the following directions: Take a page of paper, upon the eastern and western sides of which draw two lines from north to south, the former representing the Alississippi and the latter the Missouri rivers. Then, draw four parallel lines, equi-distant from each other, from east to west, calling the southern the State line, the next above it the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
The land in controversy lies within five .miles of the Des Moines river, and within the limits of what was the Iowa Territory when the act of Congress of 1846 was passed, making the grant to improve the navigation of the Des Moines river from its mouth to the Raccoon fork; but'the land sued for lies nearly sixty miles above the mouth of that fork.'
Litchfield, the plaintiff below, claims by virtue of a title derived from the State of Iowa, acting as trustee of the Des Moines river fund.
The Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company is in possession of the section of land, under a grant from Congress…
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