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ARKANSAS v. TENNESSEE

No. 33, Orig.

397 U.S. 88 (1970)

ARKANSAS v. TENNESSEE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 1970

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Langston, Assistant Attorney General of Arkansas, argued the cause for plaintiff on exceptions to the Report of the Special Master. With him on the brief was Joe E. Purcell, Attorney General.

Heard H. Sutton argued the cause for defendant in support of the Report of the Special Master. With him on the brief were David Pack, Attorney General of Tennessee, C. Hayes Cooney, Assistant Attorney General, Harry W. Laughlin, James L. Garthright, Jr., and J. Martin Regan.

PER CURIAM.

This original action was commenced on October 13, 1967, by the State of Arkansas to settle a boundary dispute with the State of Tennessee. The disputed area extends six miles laterally along the west (Arkansas side) bank of the Mississippi River and encompasses some five thousand acres. This Court's jurisdiction arises under Art. III, § 2, of the Constitution of the United States. On January 15, 1968, we appointed, 389 U.S. 1026, Hon. Gunnar H. Nordbye...

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