Columbia Valley Railroad v. Portland & Seattle Railway Co.

Citations

• 48 Wash. 472
• 93 P. 1067
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 899

Syllabus

<p>Public Lands — Grants in Aid of Railroads. Act of Congress of June 26, 1906, declaring the forfeiture of all railroad rights of way theretofore granted under Act March 3, 1875, where the railroad has not been constructed and the period of five years has elapsed since its location, as provided for in the earlier act, is effective and complete as a forfeiture without any other or further proceedings on the part of the government; and the questions of fact may be inquired into by any judicial proceedings involving rights claimed under the original grant.</p>