Legal Opinion
Nordale v. Waxberg
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided June 13, 1949No. 5824PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRATT, District Judge.
The plaintiffs and their predecessors in interest were riparian owners of land upon the Chena River, which, in May, 1903, formed the North boundary of the Town of Fairbanks, Alaska, as well as the North boundary of plaintiffs’ lot. Between 1903 and March 13, 1948, land formed onto plaintiffs’ land along the river bank until the river was pushed Northward about two hundred feet. The plaintiffs claim this land as theirs, as being alluvion formed by accretion from deposits of the water gradually and imperceptibly. The defendants have taken possession of a part of said…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Railroad Co. v. SchurmeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- County of St. Clair v. LovingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Mitchell v. SmaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Horne v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Schafer v. SchnabelAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
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- Hawkins v. Alaska Freight Lines, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1966
- Horry County v. TilghmanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
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