OREGON & c. R.R. v. UNITED STATES. No. 2

No. 187.

189 U.S. 116 (1903)

OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. No. 2.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1903.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Maxwell Evarts for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney Russell for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The controlling question in this case is whether the United States in 1893 erroneously issued to the Oregon and California Railroad Company, which succeeded to the rights of the Oregon Central Railroad Company, a patent for certain lands in Oregon.

These lands are without the place and within the indemnity limits of the grant made by the act of Congress of May...

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