Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Watson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Labette district court; Thomas J. Flannelly, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*495The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burch, J.:
The action in the district court was one of ejectment, brought by the railway company for land claimed as a part of its right of way. Relief was denied on the ground that the railway company had never obtained title, while the defendant occupant held title both by chains of conveyance from the United States and by adverse possession.
The facts upon which the judgment is based are either found by the court or agreed to by the parties, and require consideration in the light of certain treaties between the United States and the Osage Indians,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Smelting Co. v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Johnson v. TowsleySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Knight v. United States Land Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dulin v. Ohio River RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. Board of Bond Trustees of Special Road & Bridge District No. 1Supreme Court of Florida · 1926
- Hiji v. City of GarnettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
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