Vermont v. New Hampshire | |
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Argued April 20–21, 1933 Decided May 29, 1933 | |
Full case name | The State of Vermont v. The State of New Hampshire |
Citations | 289 U.S. 593 (more) 53 S. Ct. 708; 77 L. Ed. 1392 |
Case history | |
Prior | Hearing upon exceptions to report of the Special Master |
Holding | |
The boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire is neither the thread of the channel of the Connecticut River nor the top of the west bank of the river, but rather the west bank of the river at the mean low-water mark. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Stone, joined by Van Devanter, McReynolds, Brandeis, Sutherland, Butler, Roberts, Cardozo |
Hughes took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
Vermont v. New Hampshire, 289 U.S. 593 (1933), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire is neither the thread of the channel of the Connecticut River nor the top of the west bank of the river, but rather the west bank of the river at the mean low-water mark.[1][2]