Legal Opinion
Nebraska v. Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 24, 1972No. 17 ORIGPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Both Iowa and Nebraska filed Exceptions to the Report submitted by the Special Master in this original action brought by Nebraska against Iowa for construction and enforcement of the Iowa-Nebraska Boundary Compact of 1943.
The Missouri River is the boundary between the two States. In 1892, in another suit brought by Nebraska against Iowa, this Court held that the boundary line in the river at Carter Lake, Iowa, was to be located according to the principle that the boundary “is a varying line” so far as affected by “changes of diminution and accretion in the mere washing of the waters of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nebraska v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- West Virginia Ex Rel. Dyer v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Arkansas v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- McManus v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856
- Holman v. HodgesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Wilson v. Omaha Indian TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Omaha Indian Tribe v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Gerald AransonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1977
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1981
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