 The issue arose again in 1915, when the Washington Steel & Ordnance Company claimed it owned the newly created land in the Anacostia River created by the dredging operation.The District of Columbia Supreme Court held on December 29, 1915, that the federal government held title to the land.But this decision was overturned on technical grounds by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in "Washington Steel & Ordnance Company v. Martin", 45 App.