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Kansas v. Missouri

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 12, 1944No. 9, OriginalPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge

Kansas brings this original suit against Missouri to have determined their common boundary from the mouth of the Kaw or Kansas River northwardly, over a distance of approximately 128 miles, along the channel of the Missouri River to its intersection with Kansas’ north boundary line.

At the time of Kansas’ admission to the Union, January 29, 1861, the western boundary of Missouri followed the thread of the Missouri River, that is, the middle line of its main navigable channel, between these points. This line then became the common boundary of the two states. The bill of complaint was filed in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jefferis v. East Omaha Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Nebraska v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. County of St. Clair v. LovingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  4. Oklahoma v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Missouri v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1871

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Florida v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  2. Anderson-Tully Company v. WallsDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1967
  3. State Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
  4. Kansas v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Moore v. RoneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962

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