J.P. Furlong Enterprises, Inc. v. Sun Exploration & Production Co.

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• recognizing that legislation may modify this common law doctrine
• recognizing that legislation may modify this common law doctrine
• refusing to decide ownership of the bed of a new channel of the Missouri River formed after the United States Corps of Engineers acquired land and dug a trench, changing the course of the Missouri River, when the United States was not a party to the action
• “‘[T]he general rule rests upon the equitable idea that a riparian owner should have the opportunity to gain by accretion since he is subject to the hazard of loss by erosion.’” (internal citation omitted)
• “ ‘[T]he general rule rests upon the equitable idea that a riparian owner should have the opportunity to gain by accretion since he is subject to the hazard of loss by erosion.’ ” (internal citation omitted)

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