Supreme Court of the United States June 4, 1984, 82-708 (Summa Corp. v. California Ex Rel. State Lands Commission)

Justice Rehnquist

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner owns the fee title to property known as the Ballona Lagoon, a narrow body of water connected to Marina del Rey, a manmade harbor located in a part of the city of

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Los Angeles called Venice. Venice is located on the Pacific Ocean between the Los Angeles International Airport and the city of Santa Monica.