Edward Rutledge Timber Co. v. Farrell

Citations

• 255 U.S. 268
• 41 S. Ct. 328
• 65 L. Ed. 623
• 1921 U.S. LEXIS 1821

Syllabus

<p>1. Under the Act of March 2,1899, a lieu selection of unsurveyed land made by the Northern Pacific Railway Company may be designated “with reasonable certainty” by reference to the nearest public survey, 7}^ miles distant. P. 269. See West v. Rutledge Timber Co., 244 U. S. 90.</p> <p>2. Where a State’s application for a survey under the Act of August 18, • 1894, was held excessive and ultimately rejected by the Land De- . partment, and no appeal taken, held that it did not so withdraw the included land from the public domain as to invalidate a railroad lieu selection, made while it was pending. P. 270.</p>