Legal Opinion
Peck v. Alfred Olsen Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 29, 1931No. 40894PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The area of dispute in this record is small. Concedédly West Okoboji is a navigable lake. The legal title of its bed is in the state. Such title extends to high-water mark. The plaintiff is the owner of twenty acres of land upon its southern shore. The northern boundary of such land is the high-water mark of the lake. The plaintiff .has .been--for many years -in a practical .sepse in> exclusive possession of the south shore of this lake in so far as his land abuts thereon. He has developed a- considerable enterprise there. This is briefly described by him as a witness, as follows:
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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