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Missouri v. Kansas

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 22, 1909No. 6, OriginalPublishedCited by 10 opinions

IN EQUITY. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes

This is a bill to establish the western boundary of the State of Missouri for a short distance above Kansas City in that State. The object of Missouri is to maintain title to an island of about four hundred acres in the Missouri River, now lying close to Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. The State of Kansas claims the same island by answer and what it terms a crossbill. A few words will explain the issue .between the parties. When Missouri was admitted to the Union its western boundary at this point was a meridian running due north. There was land between a part of this line and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cooley v. GoldenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hecker v. BleishSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
  2. Virginia v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. Kaw Valley Drainage District v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  4. Kansas v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. North Dakota v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1924

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