St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co. v. Greenalgh

Citations

• 139 U.S. 19
• 11 S. Ct. 395
• 35 L. Ed. 71
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2359

Syllabus

<p>When a statute extends the time for the completion of a land grant railroad, upon the condition of saving and securing to actual settlers and their grantees on any of the granted lands their rights in all respects the same as if said lands had never been granted to aid in the construction of said lines of railroad, and the company asserts and continues to assert and exercise ownership over the road and other property, after the expiration of the time for completing the road, to the same extent as previously, it will be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the company has accepted the conditions imposed, and that it has relinquished all claim to the lands thus settled and occupied.</p>