Handly's Lessee v. Anthony
1820 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Handly's Lessee v. Anthony, 18 U.S. (5 Wheat.) 374 (1820), is a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the proper boundary between the states of Indiana and Kentucky was the low-water mark on the western and northwestern bank of the Ohio River. Motion by the plaintiff, Handly's lessee, to eject inhabitants of a peninsula in the Ohio River (which was at times temporarily cut off from Indiana by high water) was denied.
Quick Facts Handly's Lessee v. Anthony, Decided March 14, 1820 ...
Handly's Lessee v. Anthony | |
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Decided March 14, 1820 | |
Full case name | Handly's Lessee v. Anthony |
Citations | 18 U.S. 374 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | On appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky |
Holding | |
Where a river is said to be the boundary between two states, the boundary properly extended to the low water mark of the opposite shore and no higher; plaintiff's motion of ejectment based on title granted by the state of Kentucky was denied. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Marshall |
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