Kansas Pacific Railroad v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad

Citations

• 112 U.S. 414
• 5 S. Ct. 208
• 28 L. Ed. 794
• 1884 U.S. LEXIS 1894

Syllabus

<p>Under the act of March 3, 1863, 12 Stat. 772, granting lands to Kansas to aid in the construction of railroads, no title could be acquired in any specific tracts as indemnity lands until actual selection ; and no selection could be made of lands appropriated by Congress to other purposes prior to the date ■ of the selection.</p> <p>Upon the admission of a Territory into the Union, corporations created under laws of the Territory become corporations of the State.</p> <p>In judicial proceedings in courts of the United States to enforce contracts or rights of property, a corporation is regarded as a citizen of the State creating it.</p>