Federal navigation servitude
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From 223 U.S. 605 - Philadelphia Co. v. Stimson · 1912Most cited · 1,057 citing opinions
All navigable waters are under the control of the United States for the purpose of regulating and improving navigation, and although the title to the shore and submerged soil is in the various states and individual owners under them, it is always subject to the servitude in respect of navigation created in favor of the Federal government by the Constitution.