Legal Opinion
United States v. Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 8, 1957No. 97PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This is an action brought in the District Court by the United States to enjoin the Union Pacific Railroad Company from drilling for oil and gas on “the right of way” granted it by § 2 of the Act of July 1, 1862, 12 Stat. 489, 491, for the construction of a railroad and telegraph line. The claim of the United States is that “the right of way” granted by the Act is not a grant that includes mineral rights. The District Court’s decision was adverse to the United States. 126 F. Supp. 646. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 230 F. 2d 690. The case is here on a petition for a writ of certiorari which…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Laramie Stock Yards Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. TownsendSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Burke v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Barden v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by130 opinions
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- United States v. Grand River Dam AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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