Legal Opinion
Winous Point Shooting Club v. Caspersen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 7, 1904No. 153PublishedCited by 4 opinions
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OHIO. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuluer
This was a suit brought by the Winous Point Shooting Club against Casperscn and others in the Court of Common Pleas, Ottawa County, Ohio, to enjoin defendants from fishing on certain premises alleged to be parts of Sandusky River and Mud Creek and to belong to plaintiff.
The court found that the waters in dispute formed part of a public bay, which defendants had the right to navigate and to fish in; and dismissed the petition.
The case was then carfied to the Circuit Court of Ottawa County and there tried de novo. That court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law; held that the waters in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chapin v. FyeSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MooreClearfield County Court of Quarter Sessions · 1923
- Security Land and Exploration Company v. WeckeySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States v. Metropolitan Meat Co.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1906
- Winous Point Shooting Club v. SlaughterbeckOhio Supreme Court · 1917