Legal Opinion
Arkansas v. Tennessee
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1940No. 9, OriginalPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
The State of Arkansas brought this suit against the State of Tennessee seeking a decree determining the true boundary between the States at certain points and confirming the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the State of Arkansas over the described territory.
The bill of complaint set forth two counts. The first count presented the contentions of Arkansas as to the boundary in relation to an area known as “Needham’s Island,” later as “Cutoff Island” or “Moss Island,” and to a contiguous formation known as “Blue Grass Towhead.” This is the only area which remains in controversy, as the parties…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Nebraska v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Virginia v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Arkansas v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Louisiana v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Iowa v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. KneipSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- City of Los Angeles v. City of San FernandoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff v. Linda Ann DigregorioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- New Jersey v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Harfst v. HoegenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
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