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UTAH DIV. OF STATE LANDS v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1772.

482 U.S. 193 (1987)

UTAH DIVISION OF STATE LANDS v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 8, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dallin W. Jensen, Solicitor General of Utah, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David L. Wilkinson, Attorney General, and Michael M. Quealy and R. Douglas Credille, Assistant Attorneys General.

Edwin S. Kneedler argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Habicht, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Jacques B. Gelin, and Dirk D. Snel.*

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether title to the bed of Utah Lake passed to the State of Utah under the equal footing doctrine upon Utah's admission to the Union in 1896.

I

A

The equal footing doctrine is deeply rooted in history, and the proper application of the doctrine requires an understanding of its origins. Under English common law the English Crown held sovereign title to all lands...

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