Leo Sheep Co. v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-04-02

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Mr. Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. This is one of those rare cases evoking episodes in this country’s history that, if not forgotten, are remembered as dry facts and not as adventure. Admittedly the issue is mundane: Whether the Government has an implied easement to build a road across land that was originally granted to the Union Pacifi…

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