<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Maryland v. West Virginia </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Supreme Court of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Argued November 2 -- 4 , 1909 Decided February 21 , 1910 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Full case name </Th> <Td> State of Maryland v. State of West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Citations </Th> <Td> 217 U.S. 1 ( more ) 30 S. Ct. 268 ; 54 L. Ed . 645 ; 1910 U.S. LEXIS 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subsequent history </Th> <Td> Maryland v. West Virginia , 225 U.S. 1 ( 1912 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Holding </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> West Virginia 's border extends to the low - water mark on the south bank of the Potomac River ; Boundary disputes should be adjusted according to prescription and equity to least disturb private rights and titles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Court membership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Dl> <Dt> Chief Justice </Dt> <Dd> Melville Fuller </Dd> <Dt> Associate Justices </Dt> <Dd> John M. Harlan David J. Brewer Edward D. White Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes , Jr . William R. Day William H. Moody </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Case opinions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Majority </Th> <Td> Day , joined by unanimous </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Maryland v. West Virginia </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Supreme Court of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Argued November 2 -- 4 , 1909 Decided February 21 , 1910 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Full case name </Th> <Td> State of Maryland v. State of West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Citations </Th> <Td> 217 U.S. 1 ( more ) 30 S. Ct. 268 ; 54 L. Ed . 645 ; 1910 U.S. LEXIS 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subsequent history </Th> <Td> Maryland v. West Virginia , 225 U.S. 1 ( 1912 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Holding </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> West Virginia 's border extends to the low - water mark on the south bank of the Potomac River ; Boundary disputes should be adjusted according to prescription and equity to least disturb private rights and titles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Court membership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Dl> <Dt> Chief Justice </Dt> <Dd> Melville Fuller </Dd> <Dt> Associate Justices </Dt> <Dd> John M. Harlan David J. Brewer Edward D. White Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna Oliver W. Holmes , Jr . William R. Day William H. Moody </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Case opinions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Majority </Th> <Td> Day , joined by unanimous </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who helped resolve the dispute between virginia and maryland
who helped resolve the dispute between virginia and maryland
William R. Day
William R. Day