Legal Opinion
Brown v. Northern Hills Regional Railroad Authority
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 2007No. 23989PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Charles W. Brown sued Northern Hills Regional Railroad Authority, et al. (NHRRA) to quiet title to a railroad right-of-way (ROW) running across his land in Lawrence County, South Dakota. Both the railroad ROW and Brown’s land originally were grants from the federal government.
[¶ 2.] The railroad ROW was established by the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 (1875 Act) (codified at 43 U.S.C. § 934), which granted right-of-way corridors across public lands to several railroads including the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad Company (FEMV). Under the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Leo Sheep Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Swendig v. Washington Water Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by6 opinions
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