Kansas City, Lawrence, & South Kansas Railroad v. Attorney General
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. This was a bill in equity brought by the Attorney General of the United States, to quiet the title to certain lands in Kansas. The decree below was in favor of the Attorney General, from which the railroad company appealed. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.-
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is an appeal from'the Circuit Court of the District of Kansas. The suit is brought by B. H. Brewster, Attorney General of the United States, for and on behalf of the United States. The object of if is to set aside certain instruments in writing, ivhich, if they are valid, are supposed to convey title from the United States for a considerable quantity of land in-southeastern Kansas.
An act of Congress, approved July 26, 1866, 14 Stat. 289, granted to the State of Kansas “every alternate section of land or parts thereof designated by odd numbers to the extent of five alternate sections per…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. Burlington & Missouri River R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1879
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- United States v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- United States v. Northern Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
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