Legal Opinion
United States v. Denver & R. G. W. R.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1926No. 6986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MUNGER, District Judge.
The United States brought a suit in equity seeking a forfeiture because of nonuser of a right of way claimed by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company over portions of the public lands. From a decree in favor of the defendants, the United States has appealed. By an Act of Congress approved March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 482; Comp. Stats. 1918, §•§ 4921-4926), a right of way was. granted to railway companies over portions of the public lands of the United States. Some of the eon-editions of the grant are stated in section 4 of •the Act (Comp. St. § 4924), which reads…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Davis v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Kern River Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- State v. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911
- Rio Grande Western Railway Co. v. StringhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Farnsworth, Trustees v. Minnesota and Pacific Railroad CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- United States v. Fox Lake State Bank, and Donald AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Standard Oil Co. of CaliforniaDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1937
- United States v. Big Bend Transit Co.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1941
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