BURLINGTON GAS CO. v. BURLINGTON &C. R'Y.

No. 178.

165 U.S. 370 (1897)

BURLINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 15, 1897.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. P. Henry Smythe for plaintiff in error.

No appearance for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

The act of 1853 operated to transfer to the city of Burlington the fee to this strip along the river front, together with full control over it, subject only to the laws of the State and individual rights theretofore vested. Indeed, independent of the act it would seem that the United States has no control over the question of the uses to which the strip shall be put....

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