adjacent lands
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 192 U.S. 524 - United States v. St. Anthony Railroad · 1904Most cited · 81 citing opinions
lands in proximity, contiguous to, or near to the road, and that lands so far distant from the railroad as lands in Kootenai county, Idaho, where it is claimed that the railroad ties were cut, were not adjacent lands within the meaning of the law.
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