Nielsen v. Northern Pac. R.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
. In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern Division, of the ¡Eastern District of Washington. • Actions at iaw. by Hans Nielsen against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company; 'and by Peter Nielsen and Sophia Nielsen, his wife, against thé samé.' Judgments for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
Two cases involving the same questions are submitted upon the briefs in one.
Error is assigned to the ruling of the court below in each case in ■sustaining a demurrer to a complaint- which alleged, in substance, that on May 25, 1881, the land described in the complaint being un-surveyed, public, unoccupied land of the United States, the plaintiff, being duly qualified to acquire a homestead under the homestead laws of the United States, settled on said land for the purpose of acquiring a homestead, and continued in possession thereof until 1893, when the land was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Bybee v. Oregon & California RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Northern Pac. R. Co. v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1898
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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- United States v. Ft. Smith & W. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- City of Reno v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1920
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