Document: 409 U.S. 285 93 S.Ct. 889 34 L.Ed.2d 522 State of NEBRASKAv.State IOWA. No. 17, Orig. Supreme Court the United States January 8, 1973 DECREE PER CURIAM. 1 The Special Master, as directed in Nebraska v. Iowa, 406 117, 127, 92 1379, 31 733 (1972), has submitted a proposed Decree. accepts it but Iowa filed five Exceptions, to which replied. Upon consideration Exceptions light our opinion and Report Iowa's II III are overruled I, IV, V sustained insofar paragraphs 11 12 Proposed Decree revised following Decree, entry is directed: It ordered, adjudged, decreed that: 2 1. Missouri River was boundary between subject general rules accretion avulsion until 1943 when states determined agree by compact upon permanent location line. 3 2. By shifts channel had been so numerous intricate, both its natural state result work Corps Engineers, that practically impossible locate original line states. 4 3. Compact effective July 12, 1943, provides Section adopted Iowa: 5 'Titles, mortgages other liens good shall be any lands may cede pending suits or actions concerning said prosecuted final judgment such accorded full force effect Iowa.' 6 4. Under Compact, each 'cedes' 'and relinquishes jurisdiction over' all then located within other. 7 word meant describe areas formed before regardless their with reference boundary, whose 'titles, liens' were, at date 'good in' ceding state. 3, bound recognize state, not claim ownership itself. 8 5. Sections construed relating only can proved clear, satisfactory, convincing evidence have on side fixed boundary. Such construction would require claimant who proves title Nebraska' also shoulder burden proving well were placing land owner themselves refused undertake agreed necessary. 9 6. does own Nottleman Island Schemmel Island. proofs sufficed establish involved case Plaintiff, Darwin Merritt Babbitt, et al., Equity 17433 District for Mills County, Henry E. Schemmel, Defendants, 19765 Fremont March 26, 1963, 1943. 10 7. titles include private riparian under law, differing from run thread contiguous stream. 8. Titles found embrace obtained ten years' open, notorious adverse possession right without requirement record 'color title.' 9. As limit contesting litigants Federal Courts question whether claimants prove title, cannot interpose doctrine defeating title. 13 10. In presently cases Plaintiff 17433, (District Iowa), 19765, having there those islands, no reason an injunction against officers, agents servants, this stage, unless shown will abide determination issues embodied April 24, 1972. 14 11. Generally, twenty-one part twenty-second area north Omaha—claimed owned because allegedly wholly after date—shall law they formed, being determine formed. Claimants these opportunity show date. 15 12. Although stream, accretions cross into law. 16 13. counterclaim dismissed. 17 14. parties paid costs contributed equally fund expenses amounts remaining deduction Master divided returned Master. 18 ordered.

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