United States v. Des Moines River Nav. & R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa
In Equity. Bill for cancellation of certain conveyances by the secretary of the interior, the governor of Iowa, and for the quieting of the title of the United States to certain realty in Iowa. Submitted on behalf of the Des Moines River Navigation & Railroad Company on demurrer, and as to the other defendants on the pleadings and proofs.
1Opinion of the CourtShiras, J.
In order that the purpose and scope of the bill filed in this cause by the United States may be fairly understood, it becomes accessary to give an outline of the legislation, national and state, affecting what are commonly known as the “Des Moines Eiver Lands,” together with the departmental action based thereon, and the construction given thereto in the decisions rendered by the supreme court of the United States in the many cases arising out of the conflicting claims made to the lands in question.
By an act approved August 8, 1846, the congress of the United States “granted to the territory…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dubuque & Pacific Railroad v. LitchfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- Wolcott v. Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Homestead Company v. Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Bullard v. Des Moines & Fort Dodge RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Williams v. BakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
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