Elder v. Delcour

This is an action for a declaratory judgment concerning the right to float and fish the Meramec River where it flows across defendant’s farm in Dent County several miles upstream from the mouth of Crooked Creek. Certain additional rights directly connected with the use of the river for the purposes mentioned are also claimed. Plaintiff seeks to establish his legal rights with reference to certain specific matters in view of the factual situation, which has been stipulated by the parties.

The trial court entered a judgment in accordance with plaintiff’s contentions and defendant took an appeal…