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CALDWELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 325.

250 U.S. 14 (1919)

CALDWELL ET AL., COPARTNERS, TRADING AS CALDWELL & DUNWODY, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William C. Prentiss for appellants:

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Frierson for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought by appellants to recover the value of certain timber cut from the public lands of the United States in the State of Colorado, called "tie slash" or "tie slashing," the term being used to describe the tops of trees the bodies of which have been used for making railroad ties.

The right of recovery...

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