Gibson v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition to recover damages because of the construction of a dike by the United States in the Ohio River at a point off Neville Island, about nine miles west of the city of Pittsburgh.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. This was a petition to recover damages because of the construction of a dike by the United States in the Ohio River at a point off Neville Island, about nine miles west of the city of Pittsburgh. The Court of Claims made the following findings of fact: - “I. In the year 1885, and before, the claimant was the owner in her own right and in possession of a tract of land containing about 20 acres, situate on Neville Island, in the Ohio River, 9 miles below the city of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania. “ II. The claimant’s land, at…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
All navigable waters are under the control of the' United States for the purpose of regulating and improving navigation, and although the title to the shore and submerged soil is in the various States and individual owners under them, it is always subject to the servitude in respect of navigation created in favor of the Federal government by the Constitution. South Carolina v. Georgia, 93 U. S. 4; Shively v. Bowlby, 152 U. S. 1; Eldridge v. Trezevant, 160 U. S. 452.
In South Carolina v. Georgia, a proposed improvement of the Savannah Fiver consisted of the practical closing of one channel…
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