NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES

Citation

227 U.S. 355

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: Joseph McKenna

Justices Participating

• Charles Hughes | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Horace Lurton | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Joseph McKenna | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion
• Joseph Lamar | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Mahlon Pitney | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Oliver Holmes | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• William Day | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
• Willis Van Devanter | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion

Categories

* Indian Country

Subopinions

Subopinion 1

Cited Cases

• 175 U.S. 1

• 198 U.S. 371

• 206 U.S. 185

• 119 U.S. 1

• 185 U.S. 373

• 92 U.S. 733

Case Cited In

• 239 U.S. 62 LA ROQUE v. UNITED STATES, 1915
• 261 U.S. 219 CRAMER et al. v. UNITED STATES, 1922
• 270 U.S. 181 UNITED STATES v. MINNESOTA, 1925
• 276 U.S. 58 MARLIN v. LEWALLEN et al., 1927
• 324 U.S. 335 NORTHWESTERN BANDS OF SHOSHONE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES, 1944