| Show sUPlum S U I I E COURT 0 DECISIONS S Big Und Case Goes Against tho Southern Pacific Pa-cific Railway Ileakricirout ArgooPlit II Ih Thoodre Uurr1 Order Case 1 Set forT for-T b13 Washington Oct ISThe United States bupreme court today rendered all opinion against the railway com Ion In the case of the Southern Pa cine Halo comi an > va the United Stales circuit court for the ninth circuit cr cult The case Involved about 700000 acres of land In Southern Callfoinla and grew out of the fact that the lorI lor-I < ted land grant of the Atlantic Pacific Itallwa Co was overlapped to iome extent bj lands claimed under rov eminent grant by the Southern Pacific The Atlantic Pacific cum pan originally claimed the lands In he controversy and Its original maps 01 location along the line of thesj lands wne accepted by the land olllce but Congress declared the lands for felted and thereupon the Southern Pacific whose grant overlapped that of the Atlantic Pacific thereupon set up title to the lands The circuit court however decided against he Southern Pacific and the Supreme court today affirmed that declKon so far as concerns the railroad company hut remanded to the lower court for decsion the cone 01 about 00 persons who had purchased putt of the lands tram the railroad company DUHUANT CAfaB ADVANCED The Supreme court today advanced the argument of the Durrani murder ease brought hero from Son Francisco and net I for hearing Nov 15 |
