Rogers Locomotive MacHine Works v. American Emigrant Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF' IOWA. The present suit was brought by the American Emigrant Company for the purpose of obtaining a decree quieting its title to certain lands in Calhoun County, Iowa.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF' IOWA. The present suit was brought by the American Emigrant Company for the purpose of obtaining a decree quieting its title to certain lands in Calhoun County, Iowa. The plaintiff asserts title under the act of Congress known as the Swamp Land act of September 28, 1850, c. 81, 9 Stat. 519; the defendants, under the act of Congress of May 15, 1856, 11 Stat. 9, c. 28, granting land to Iowa in aid of the construction of various railroads in that State, among others a railroad from Dubuque to Sioux City with a branch from the mouth of Tete des Morts to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
In the light of the facts as stated-above, and of the Federal and state legislation relating to the matters-in controversy, we proceed to the consideration of the questions presented for our determination.
As the railroad act of 1856 excepted from its operation all lands theretofore reserved to the United States by any act of Congress, or in any other manner by competent authority, for any purpose whatever, the certification to the State by the Department of the Interior of - the lands in controversy as having inured, under the railroad act of May 15, 1856, to the State for the benefit of the…
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