Younie v. Sheek

Respondent, owner of four fractional lots bounded by the west meander line of Snake River, brought this action for the purpose of enjoining appellants from occupying certain lands lying between the government west meander line and Snake River, on which appellants had filed possessory claims in 1923. The appeal is from a judgment for respondent and an order denying a motion for a new trial.

The evidence showed that the bulb of the land in question lay between a so-called west channel of the river (see Defendant’s Exhibit 4), varying in width from 100 to 300 feet and from 3 to 8 feet in depth,…