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UNITED STATES v. PACIFIC RAILROAD

120 U.S. 227 (1887)

UNITED STATES v. PACIFIC RAILROAD PACIFIC RAILROAD v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 31, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. E.M. Watson for the United States.

Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. James Coleman for the Pacific Railroad Company.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

The Pacific Railroad Company, the claimant in this case, is a corporation created under the laws of Missouri, and is frequently designated as the Pacific Railroad of that state, to distinguish it from the Central Pacific Railroad Company incorporated under the laws of California, and the Union Pacific Railroad Company incorporated under an act of Congress, each of which is sometimes referred to as the Pacific Railroad...

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