Nix v. Dickerson

Citations

• 81 Miss. 632

Syllabus

<p>1. Waters. Ripci/i'ian rights. Title to land.</p> <p>The caving of a considerable body of land into a stream separating two counties, in consequence of floods, which changes the course of the stream so as to put the land which so caved on the opposite side in nowise affects the title of the owner.</p> <p>Z. Same. Avulsion. County boundaries.</p> <p>• The deposit of a considerable body of land, made by avulsion from the opposite side of a stream, does not affect the title thereto, although the stream be the boundary between two counties.</p>