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PACKER v. BIRD

No. 111.

137 U.S. 661 (1891)

11 S.Ct. 210

34 L.Ed. 819

PACKER, v. BIRD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 19, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.C. Belcher for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Charles N. Fox for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

The question presented is, whether the patent of the United States, describing the eastern boundary of the land as commencing at a point on the river, which was on the right and west bank, and running southerly on its margin, embraces the island within it, or whether, notwithstanding the terms of apparent limitation of the eastern boundary to the margin of...

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