Nebraska v. Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
ORIGINAL. The court stated the' case as follows: This is au. original suit brought in this court by the State of Nebraska against the State of Iowa, the object of which is to have the boundary line between the two States determined. Iowa was admitted into the Union in 1846, and its western boundary as defined by the act of admission was the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River.
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ORIGINAL. The court stated the' case as follows: This is au. original suit brought in this court by the State of Nebraska against the State of Iowa, the object of which is to have the boundary line between the two States determined. Iowa was admitted into the Union in 1846, and its western boundary as defined by the act of admission was the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted in 1867, and its eastern boundary was likewise the middle of the channel of the Missouri Iliver. Between 1861 and 1877, in the vicinity of Omaha, there were marked changes in' the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. . Justice Bbeweb
delivered the opinion of the court.
jit is settled law, that when grants of land border on running water,- and the banks are changed by that gradual process known as accretion, the riparian owner’s boundary line still remains the stream, although, during the years, by this accretion, the actual area of his possessions may vary. In New Orleans v. United States, 10 Pet. 662, 717, this court said: “ The question is-well settled- at.common law, that the person whose land is .bounded' by-'a 'stream of water which changes its course, gradually by alluvial formations, shall still…
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