Gahan v. Lymer

This case is another illustration of the hardships that may arise and of the perplexities presented as to the titles to the vast quantities of lands in this state bordering on our myriad of lakes and streams where the meander lines as returned by the early government surveyors are so far away from the actual water lines intended to be so represented.. The actual northwestern shore line of Big Fork Lake being undisputedly the same when originally surveyed in 1859 as it is now, the plaintiff must be permitted, by his succeeding to the government title, to have whatever land or water fall within…