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U.S. v. SAN FRANCISCO.

No. 587.

310 U.S. 16 (1940)

UNITED STATES v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 22, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Littell, with whom Solicitor General Biddle, and Messrs. William D. Donnelly, Lawrence S. Apsey, and Frederic L. Kirgis were on the brief, for the United States.

Messrs. Garret W. McEnerney and John J. O'Toole, with whom Messrs. Dion R. Holm and Robert M. Searls were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

By the Raker Act of December 19, 1913,1 Congress granted the City and County of San Francisco,2 subject to express conditions, certain lands and rights-of-way in the public domain in Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest. The Act in terms declared that this, known as the "Hetch-Hetchy" grant, was...

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