UNITED STATES v. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 884.

160 U.S. 1 (1895)

UNITED STATES v. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY AND WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 18, 1895.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General Maxwell for appellant.

Mr. Rush Taggart for the Western Union Telegraph Company, appellee.

Mr. John F. Dillon, for the Union Pacific Railway Company, appellee. Mr. John M. Thurston and Mr. Jeremiah M. Wilson were on his brief.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought by the United States against the Union Pacific Railway Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company under the authority of the act of Congress of August 7, 1888, c. 772, 25 Stat. 382, supplementary to the act commonly known as the Pacific Railroad act of July 1, 1862, c. 120, 12 Stat. 489, and to the act of July 2, 1864, c. 216, 13 Stat. 356, and other acts amendatory of the act of 1862...

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