Legal Opinion
United States v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1976No. Nos. 74-3333, 75-1080PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a confrontation between the “manifest destiny” of the westward movement of American civilization and the rights of the native American Indians to their lands. It raises important issues of Indian law and requires the interpretation of a century of Indian and public land policy.
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Southern Pacific) operates a railway through the reservation of the Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada (Tribe). The right-of-way has been used continuously by Southern Pacific and its predecessors since 1882. It is now alleged…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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