Talk:Florida v. Georgia (1855)

Citation date v. argue/decide dates
So it looks like the proper citation for this case is "58 U.S. 478 (1854)", but the case was argued in January 1855 and decided in March 1855. It was part of the December 1854 term. Usually the citation year matches the year in which decision came down. This appears to be an exception. --MZMcBride (talk) 18:30, 4 June 2012 (UTC)


 * You are correct that it should be "(1854)". The correct case nomenclature is "Florida v Georgia (1854)". The case was filed in 1854. The references state that this is the case citation. The article should be moved to correct this mistake. See https://openjurist.org/58/us/478 and https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/58/478/

Jeff in CA (talk) 17:43, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 52 also links here. Is that a totally different case in 1851, or preliminaries related to this case, or just a mistake? Certes (talk) 18:21, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Also, can someone please confirm whether this article is the correct one for the link I tried to make from Territorial evolution of the United States? Thanks, 19:50, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

The current line isn't McNeil's Line?
USGS topos show the McNeil Line south of the current boundary, which is apparently the "Orr and Whitner Line". There's also a "Watson Line" south of both (?). The area north of the Watson Line was not surveyed using the Public Land Survey System, and is known as the "Georgia Fractions". --NE2 08:51, 28 May 2014 (UTC)


 * See for a good explanation. Jeff in CA (talk) 20:32, 28 January 2017 (UTC)