Legal Opinion
Sand Springs Home v. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 25, 1975No. 46661PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
The parties to this controversy have stipulated to the pertinent facts and we are presented with a clear-cut proposition to decide. What effect has 30 Stat. 990 (sometimes referred to as the Act of U. S. Congress of March 2, 1899) had upon rights of way grants “made at the turn of the century” by Creek Indian allottees and/or the Creek Nation to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (M.K.T. or Katy) ?
We hold they created a limited fee or an easement.
Plaintiff (Appellant) deraigned its title in the property in question by various and mesne conveyances to the abutting…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Woodville v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Dearing v. State ex rel. Commissioners of the Land OfficeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Alexander v. PetersonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1987
- Capurro v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
- Energy Transportation Systems, Inc. v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- Dearing v. COM'RS OF LAND OFFICESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.