MICHIGAN
v.
OHIO
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The court overruled Michigan's exceptions and adopted the Special Master's report defining the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan in Lake Erie.
This case concerns a dispute over the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan in Lake Erie. A Special Master was appointed to hear evidence and make r…
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Per Curiam and Decree.
Upon consideration of the Report filed Nov. 9, 1971, by Senior Judge Albert B. Maris, Special Master, exceptions filed thereto, and argument thereon, it is now ordered, adjudged, and decreed as follows:
1. The exceptions filed by the State of Michigan to the report and recommendations of the Special Master are overruled.
2. The boundary line between the States of Ohio and Michigan in Lake Erie follows a line drawn from the point in Maume.e Bay where the north cape of that bay was located in 1836 on a course having a bearing North 46° East measured from a true meridian, passing over the center of the existing circular concrete seawall on Turtle Island and continuing on the same course through the lake to the point where it intersects the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
3. In 1836 the north cape of Maumee Bay was located at the point in that bay where a line drawn North 87° 49' 44" East from Post 71 on the land boundary line between the States of Ohio and Michigan intersects a line drawn South 45° West from the center of the existing circular concrete seawall on Turtle Island, both bearings being measured from a true meridian.
4. The costs of this suit, including the expenses of the Special Master, shall be borne by the State of Michigan.