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IOWA v. ILLINOIS

No. 5. Original.

147 U.S. 1 (1893)

13 S.Ct. 239

37 L.Ed. 55

IOWA v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 3, 1893.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John Y. Stone, Attorney General of the State of Iowa, and Mr. James C. Davis for complainant.

Mr. George Hunt, Attorney General of the State of Illinois, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

The Mississippi River flows between the States of Iowa and Illinois. It is a navigable stream and constitutes the boundary between the two States; and the controversy between them is as to the position of the line between its banks or shores which separates the jurisdiction of the two States for the purposes of taxation and other purposes of government.

The complainant, the State of Iowa, contends that...

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