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TEMPEL v. UNITED STATES

No. 29.

248 U.S. 121 (1918)

TEMPEL v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1918.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas B. Lantry, with whom Mr. Timothy F. Mullen was on the briefs, for plaintiff in error.

The Solicitor General for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the court.

The Chicago River, its branches and forks lie wholly within the State of Illinois.1 Their aggregate length is about 35 miles. Originally the stream was a sluggish creek, nearly stagnant during much of the year and, in part, navigable only for row boats and canoes or for floating of logs. The United...

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