Wisconsin Central Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of tbe case: Tbe following are tbe facts of tbis case so far as tbey are involved in tbe decision. I. Tbe claimant is a corporation created and organized under tbe laws of tbe State of Wisconsin, having its principal office in tbe city of Milwaukee, and owns and operates lines of railroad in that State.
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The Reporters' statement of tbe case: Tbe following are tbe facts of tbis case so far as tbey are involved in tbe decision. I. Tbe claimant is a corporation created and organized under tbe laws of tbe State of Wisconsin, having its principal office in tbe city of Milwaukee, and owns and operates lines of railroad in that State. One of its lines of railroad extends from Menasba northwesterly to Stevens Point, a distance of about 63 miles, .and thence to Ashland, on Lake Superior, tbe distance between Stevens Point and Ashland being 191.32 miles, more or less. Another of its lines of railroad…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
The Land Grant Act 5th May, 1864 (13 Stat. L., p. 66, sec. 3) provides that the lands thereby granted to the State of Wisconsin, “for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad” in that State, are granted “upon the same terms and conditions as are contained in the act grmting lands to said State to aid in the construction of railroads in said State, approved June 3, 1856.” (11 Stat. L., p. 20.)
That act contained this provision :
“That the United States mail shall be transported over said roads, under the direction of the Post-Office Department, at such prices as Congress may by…
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- Convers v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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- Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1918