RAILWAY COMPANY v. PRESCOTT


83 U.S. 603 (____)

16 Wall. 603

RAILWAY COMPANY v. PRESCOTT.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. I.G. Mohler, in support of the ruling below:

Mr. J.P. Ushur, contra, for the plaintiff in error.


Mr. Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The original act of 1862 was amended in 1864 by extending the limits of the grant on each side of the road, and by several other provisions.

A question is raised whether the provision in the twenty first section of the amendatory statute of 1864 — by which it is declared that before any of the lands granted by the act

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