Wisconsin v. Michigan

Wisconsin v. Michigan
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 2, 1936 Decided March 16, 1936
Full case name	The State of Wisconsin v. The State of Michigan
Citations	297 U.S. 547 (more) 56 S. Ct. 584; 80 L. Ed. 856
Case history
Prior	295 U.S. 455 (1935).
Holding
The boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin is amended as stated
Court membership
Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes Associate Justices Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinion
Majority	Unanimous

Disputed area

Disputed area Ships passing between Green Bay (left) and Lake Michigan (right) traveled between various islands. Show map of Wisconsin Disputed area Disputed area (the United States) Show map of the United States
Geography
Coordinates	45°19′17″N 86°54′58″W / 45.321487°N 86.916073°W / 45.321487; -86.916073
Major islands	4: Detroit, Plum, Rock & Washington

Two Supreme Court cases, Wisconsin v. Michigan, 295 U.S. 455 (1935) and Wisconsin v. Michigan, 297 U.S. 547 (1936), settled a territorial dispute between Wisconsin and Michigan.