Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Smith v. Ill. Bell Tel. Co., 269 U.S. 531 (1925)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1925-10-19
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • "land grants to private ownership do not include lands under navigable waters or tidelands, unless such an intent clearly appears from acts of competent authority to pass title to such lands"

Citator

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Per Curiam.

Affirmed upon the authority of Chicago & Great Western Ry. Co. v. Kendall, 266 U. S. 96, 100.