Greene v. Wilson Sand & Supply Co.

‘‘We are unable to accept the plaintiff’s contention or adopt her interpretation of the l«w which controls the situation presented here by the undisputed facts. Upon the other hand, under the authority of Indiana v. Kentucky, 136 U. S. 479. we are constrained to hold that the dominion of West Virginia must continue as it was fixed by the condition of the river at the time of the grant of the Northwest Territory, and that any change which may have occurred in the flow of the river since that time by reason of the action of natural forces can not and does not affect such dominion. Moreover, it…