Port of Seattle v. Oregon & Washington Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1921-02-28

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Mr. Justice Brandeis delivered the opinion of the court. The main question in this case is whether the Oregon . Washington Railroad Company acquired, as owner of-land adjoining East Waterway in the Port of Seattle, the right to build in the waterway piers, wharves, and other structures over which it would secure access from its-land to the navigable channel…

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