State ex rel. Marr v. Luther
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by relator, James N. Marr, from an order of the District Court of Aitkin County, G. W. Holland, J., made August 16, 1893, denying his application for a peremptory writ of mandamus. Relator was on June 15, 1893, and long had been a citizen freeholder and tax payer in Aitkin County.
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Appeal by relator, James N. Marr, from an order of the District Court of Aitkin County, G. W. Holland, J., made August 16, 1893, denying his application for a peremptory writ of mandamus. Relator was on June 15, 1893, and long had been a citizen freeholder and tax payer in Aitkin County. The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company owned Section 15, T. 45, R. 27, and other lands in that county, deriving title to some of the land under the Act of Congress approved May 5, 1864, (13 U. S. Stat. p. 64,) and title to other pieces under a swamp land grant from this State. Sp. Laws 1861, ch. 1. These…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the “granted” lands of the St. Paul & Duluth (formerly Lake Superior & Mississippi) Railway Company are subject to be listed and taxed *158as other lands in the state. These lands were acquired in part from the state under the “swamp-land grant” to aid in the construction of the road, (Sp. Laws 1861, ch. 1,) and in part under the congressional grant of May 5, 1864, (13 U. S. Stat. p. 64,) to the state, in trust for the same purpose, and the act of the legislature (Sp. Laws 1805, ch. 2) transferring the grant to the railway company.
It is conceded…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific Rail Road v. ParcherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
- County of Ramsey v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- County of Todd v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- City of St. Paul v. St. Paul & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- County of Stevens v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
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- City of Gaylord v. Gaylord City ClerkMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
- State ex rel. Marr v. StearnsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Boyd v. OlcottOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- State v. HeckerOregon Supreme Court · 1923
- State v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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