Scranton v. Wheeler
Supreme Court of the United States
EEEOE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. This writ of error brings up for review a final judgment of the Supreme Court of Michigan holding that the United States is not required to compensate an owner of land fronting on a public navigable river when his right of access from the shore to the navigable part of such river is permanently obstructed by a pier erected in the river under the authority of Congress for the purpose only of improving navigation.
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EEEOE TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. This writ of error brings up for review a final judgment of the Supreme Court of Michigan holding that the United States is not required to compensate an owner of land fronting on a public navigable river when his right of access from the shore to the navigable part of such river is permanently obstructed by a pier erected in the river under the authority of Congress for the purpose only of improving navigation. Omitting any reference to immaterial matters, the case as made by the pleadings and evidence is as follows: By an act of Congress…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
After stating the facts as above reported, he proceeded:
1. The Government insists that ejectment is not the proper remedy for a riparian owner to secure the removal of a structure that interferes with access by him from his fast land to navigable water. A sufficient answer to this objection is that the state court recognized the present action as a proper one under the laws of Michigan for the relief sought by the plaintiff. We have therefore to consider only the controlling questions of a Federal nature presented by the record and decided by the state court.
2. The Supreme Court of the State…
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