State ex rel. Thompson v. Parker
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; Geo. T. Humphries, Chancellor; 1. Horseshoe is a navigable lake. 119 Ark. 377. 2. The water and beds of navigable lakes and the fish and fowl therein are the property of the State. 3 How. (U. S.) 212; 20 Id. 84; 107 U. S. 678; 206 Id. 46; 146 Id. 387; 242 Id. 272, and many others. 119 Ark. 383; 88 Id. 578; Kirby’s Digest, § § 4108, 4082. etc.; 16 Peters, 367; 3 How. (IT. S.) 212; 209 IT.
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Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; Geo. T. Humphries, Chancellor; 1. Horseshoe is a navigable lake. 119 Ark. 377. 2. The water and beds of navigable lakes and the fish and fowl therein are the property of the State. 3 How. (U. S.) 212; 20 Id. 84; 107 U. S. 678; 206 Id. 46; 146 Id. 387; 242 Id. 272, and many others. 119 Ark. 383; 88 Id. 578; Kirby’s Digest, § § 4108, 4082. etc.; 16 Peters, 367; 3 How. (IT. S.) 212; 209 IT. S. 447, etc.; 53 Ark. 314; 29 Cyc. 291. 3. Happy Jack, Mud and Clear Lakes are State property. 53 Ark. 314; 119 Id. 383. 4. Under the law the present level of the lake…
1Opinion of the Court
"WOOD, J.
Horseshoe Lake, doubtless so named because of its shape, is a large body of water situated in Crittenden County, Arkansas. The Five Lakes Outing Club, of which appellees are the officers and trustees, is the owner of a large body of land within the peninsula of the lake, bordering on its inner rim. The inner bank of the lake is low and sloping, while the outer bank is high and clearly defined.
In 1905 the Levee Board of the St. Francis Levee District built a levee across the only outlet for the waters of the lake during times of high water and overflow. This levee caused the waters of…
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