Wardell v. Railroad Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1881-04-11

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Mr. Justice Field delivered the opinion of the court. The road of the Union Pacific Railroad Company passes for its entire length, from Omaha on the Missouri River to Ogden in Utah, a distance of 1,036 miles, through a country almost destitute of timber fit for fuel. During its construction, however, large deposits of coal, of excellent quality and easily…

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