County of Cass v. Morrison
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment for taxes of the district court for the counties of Cass, Crow Wing, Wadena, Aitkin and Itasca, Stearns, J., presiding. cited Railway Company v. Prescott, 16 Wall. 603, and Railway Company v. McShane, 22 Wall. 444.
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
This is a controversy as to the taxability of certain lands embraced within the limits of the grant made by the United States to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, by an act of congress, approved July 2, 1864, The stipulated facts upon which the case was determined by the district court are as follows, so far as here important: At and long prior to the time of the assessment and levy of the taxes in question, the railroad of said company was constructed and in operation across this state, and especially through the counties in which the lands to which this controversy relates are *258situated,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carroll v. SaffordSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Twitchell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Railway Co. v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Railway Co. v. McShaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Clark v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
3Cited by8 opinions
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. Traill CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- State v. Itasca Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- State v. WhitneyWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Tyler v. Cass CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1890
- Wisconsin Central Railroad v. Price CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
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