Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad v. Heger
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 11, 1922No. 23,417; No. 23,421; No. 23,422; No. 23,423; No. 23,424; No. 22,610PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeals from Saline district court; Dallas Grover, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
In each of these cases the Union Pacific Railroad Company brought ejectment against various claimants for portions of the land lying within 200 feet on each side of its main-line track in Saline county. The plaintiff recovered, and the defendants appeal.
1. One of the principal questions involved is whether the right of way granted by the United States to the plaintiff’s predecessor was superior to the rights originating in settlements on public land under the homestead and preemption statutes initiated not earlier than September 12, 1865. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Laramie Stock Yards Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. ElySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Union Pacific Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SnowSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ruff v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928