Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. Messerschmidt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1918No. 2973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Sheldon, seeks to enjoin the maintenance of certain improvements placed by the defendants ’ upon tidelands immediately in front of and abutting land claimed by appellant under a homestead near Juneau, Alaska. On the trial these facts were adduced:
Plaintiff owns 47.34 acres of land on Gastineaux Channel, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, and owns upland having a water frontage of about 2,065 feet on Gastineaux Channel. Defendants’ structures consist of piles and caps upon two strips of tidelands, one of 106 and the other of 70 *659feet in length, and it is charged that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Columbia Canning Co. v. HamptonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
- Worthen Lumber Mills v. Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
- Barron v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Strong v. GilmoreDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1921