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TOLTEC RANCH CO. V. BABCOCK, 191 U. S. 542 (1903)

191 U. S. 542

U.S. Supreme Court

Toltec Ranch Co. v. Babcock, 191 U.S. 542 (1903)

Toltec Ranch Co. v. Babcock

No. 49

Argued November 3, 1903

Decided December 21, 1903

191 U.S. 542

Syllabus

Adverse possession under claim of right for the period prescribed by the statute of limitations of the Utah after the act granting the land and before a patent has been issued by the United States to the Central Pacific Railroad Company for a part of its land grant within that state, and not within its right of way, will prevail against the patent.

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