Oregon Short Line Railway Co. v. Yeates
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from District Court, Alturas County. Oregon Short Line Railway Company was created a railway ■corporation in territories of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming by act of Congress, August 2, 1882. (U. S. Stats., 81, 82, p. 185.) The sworn statement required of the president, etc., of railroad corporations is not binding upon the state board, and may be disregarded by it in the assessment.
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APPEAL from District Court, Alturas County. Oregon Short Line Railway Company was created a railway ■corporation in territories of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming by act of Congress, August 2, 1882. (U. S. Stats., 81, 82, p. 185.) The sworn statement required of the president, etc., of railroad corporations is not binding upon the state board, and may be disregarded by it in the assessment. (60 Cal. 12.) The underlying principle of all construction is that the intent of the legislature should be sought, in the words employed to express it, and that when found it should be made to govern, not only in…
1Opinion of the CourtHays, C. J.
By the act of Congress of March 3, 1875' (1 Supp. 1J. S. Rex. Stats., p. 91), the right of way was granted through the public lands of the United States in this territory to any railway company duly organized under the laws of any state or territory, upon certain conditions, to the extent of one hundred feet on each side of the center line of said road, “also grounds adjacent to such right of way for station buildings, depots, machine-shops, sidetracks, turnouts, and' water stations — not to exceed in amount twenty acres for each ten miles of road.” The respondent company was duly organized,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. CheyenneSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Pfaff v. Terre Haute & Indianapolis RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Keener v. Union Pac. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado · 1887
- Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Co. v. GoarIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ada County v. BottolfsenIdaho Supreme Court · 1940
- Oregon Short Line Railway v. GoodingIdaho Supreme Court · 1899