Importance
Though Illinois Central is frequently cited as the source for American public trust law, it was several decades before, in Martin v. Waddell’s Lessee, that the Supreme Court ratified the public trust doctrine. Still, Illinois Central has been referred to as “the Lodestar in American Public Trust Law”. As of 2010, the courts of 35 states had cited Illinois Central in their articulation of the public trust doctrine.
Read more about this topic: Illinois Central Railroad V. Illinois
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