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UNION PACIFIC R.R. CO. v. HARRIS

No. 19.

215 U.S. 386 (1910)

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. HARRIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 3, 1910.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Maxwell Evarts, with whom Mr. R.W. Blair was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. T.F. Garver and Mr. L.C. Milliken for defendant in error, submitted.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The grant of the right of way was "through the public lands." What is meant by `public lands' is well settled. As stated in Newhall v. Sanger, 92 U.S. 761, 763: "The words `public lands' are habitually used in our legislation to describe such as are subject to sale or other disposal under general laws." See also Barker...

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