Freedom from the Navigation Servitude through Private Investment: Kaiser Aetna v. United States, 100 S. Ct. 383 (1979); Vaughn v. Vermillion Corp., 100 S. Ct. 399 (1979)

Authors

Curtis E. Larsen, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction … A. Background … B. The Facts of Kaiser Aetna

II. The Kaiser Aetna Decision

III. Analysis of Kaiser Aetna … A. The Federal Navigability Concept … 1. The Ebb and Flow Test of Navigability … 2. The Navigable-in-Fact Test of Navigability … 3. The Vitality of the Navigability Concept … B. State Law Status of a Waterway … C. Estoppel of the Government

IV. The Vaughn Decision

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Curtis E. Larsen, Freedom from the Navigation Servitude through Private Investment: Kaiser Aetna v. United States, 100 S. Ct. 383 (1979); Vaughn v. Vermillion Corp., 100 S. Ct. 399 (1979), 59 Neb. L. Rev. (1980)
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