Legal Opinion

Nicoulin v. O'Brien

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 29, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, First Division).

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Miller

Affirming.

This ease presents the interesting question as to what is the precise nature and extent of that concurrent jurisdiction granted to Kentucky and Indiana over the Ohio river, by the compact with Virginia. The facts from which the present controversy arose are as follows:

On August 4th, 1916, the plaintiff, Frank Niconlin, was arrested and tried before the appellee, John J. O’Brien, a justice of the peace for Jefferson county, who was the defendant below, on the charge of seining for fish in the Ohio river, where it forms a part of the boun*475dary…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Late Corp. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. The State of Rhode Island v. the State of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  3. Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
  4. Nielsen v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  5. Welsh v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sheffield v. City of Fort Thomas, Ky.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  2. State v. SvensonWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. MasdenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  4. Burrows v. MoranSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
  5. Draffen v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946

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