St. Clair County v. Calhoun County

This is an appeal from a decree in equity sustaining a demurrer to a cross bill. The original bill is by Calhoun County against St. Clair County. The respondent filed the cross bill.

The purpose of both bills is to determine a controversy between those two counties as to the location of the dividing line between them. St. Clair County contends that it is on the east bank of the Coosa River, while Calhoun County contends that it is the thread of the stream of the Coosa River — soínetimes called the thalweg.

The question here involved does not arise by reason of any alleged change in the thalweg…