Hilt v. Weber

This case presents nothing new. The opinion of Mr. Justice Fead overturns a rule of property of great public moment, firmly fixed by repeated decisions of this court, takes from the sovereign State a vested public trust, and, contrary to such trust, vests title in fee in private, parties, without the trustee or beneficiaries being parties litigant.

Plaintiffs sold and defendants purchased the land by government description.

It is elementary knowledge that meander lines were run for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of upland to be charged for upon sale by the government. In this State…