Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Scott v. Dravo Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 14, 1973No. 72-92PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
The question in this appeal is, literally, where is Dog Island?
Although the Illinois Constitution of 1970 is silent on the subject, article I of the Illinois Constitution of 1870 fixes the boundary line of Illinois with Kentucky along the Ohio River on its northwestern shore. When Virginia ceded to the United States the Northwest Territory, in the year 1784, she retained the title to the bed of the Ohio River to the low-water mark on its north or northwest side. When Kentucky became a State she succeeded to the rights of Virginia.
It is stated in Joyce-Watkins Co. v. Industrial Com., 325 Ill.…
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- Frances Uhlhorn v. U. S. Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Joyce-Watkins Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
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