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STRYKER v. GOODNOW'S ADMINISTRATOR

123 U.S. 527 (1887)

STRYKER v. GOODNOW'S ADMINISTRATOR. CHAPMAN v. SAME. WELLES v. SAME. LITCHFIELD v. SAME. LITCHFIELD v. SAME.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 5, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.H. Gatch for plaintiffs in error. Mr. William Connor was with him on the brief.

Mr. George Crane for defendant in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

These suits all grew out of the delay which attended the settlement of the controversies in reference to the Des Moines River improvement land grant made by Congress to the Territory of Iowa, August 8, 1846, which will be hereafter referred to as the river grant. 9 Stat. 77, c. 103. The character of those controversies may be seen by referring to the cases of Dubuque and Pacific Railroad v. Litchfield...

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