Leo Sheep Co. v. United States

Under the 1862 Union Pacific Act, the railroad received alternating land sections in Wyoming to encourage transcontinental railroad construction; Leo Sheep and Palm Livestock (plaintiffs) later acquired specific granted sections blocking public road access to a reservoir open for fishing and hunting. After failing to negotiate access, the federal government (defendant) built a dirt road across the private land anyway and invited public use; Leo and Palm sued to quiet title, winning at the trial court before the Tenth Circuit reversed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.