Winters v. Myers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

This appeal is from a judgment against the plaintiff, who claims to be a settler upon an island in the Arkansas river, which he seeks to purchase as school land.

The land in controversy is situated between the-banks of the river as meandered in the United States survey. The north meandered bank is nine feet above the bed of the river, and the old, channel next to the bank is from one to two and a half feet above the present bed of the river. This land is south of the old bank, and consists of about 56 acres. The defendant owns certain lots…