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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. SANDERS

No. 12.

166 U.S. 620 (1897)

17 S.Ct. 671

41 L.Ed. 1139

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, v. SANDERS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.B. Browne for plaintiff in error. Mr. A.T. Britton was on his brief.

Mr. John C. Spooner and Mr. C.W. Bunn filed a brief for plaintiff in error.

Mr. W.F. Sanders and Mr. S.S. Burdett for defendants in error.

Mr. Solicitor General filed a brief on behalf of the United States.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to recover from the defendants in error, the original defendants, the possession of section twenty one, township ten north of range three west in the county of Lewis and Clarke in the State of Montana.

The railroad company claims title under the act of Congress of July 2, 1864, 13 Stat. 365, c. 217, granting lands to aid in the construction...

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