Vermont v. New York

Decision Date24 April 1972
Docket NumberO,No. 50,50
Citation92 S.Ct. 1603,31 L.Ed.2d 785,406 U.S. 186
PartiesState of VERMONT, plaintiff, v. State of NEW YORK et al. rig
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

On motion for leave to file bill of complaint.

PER CURIAM.

The motion by Vermont for leave to file a bill of complaint invoking our original jurisdiction against New York and against International Paper Co., a New York corporation doing business in New York, is granted. New York and International Paper Co. are given until June 19, 1972, to answer the bill of complaint.

So ordered.

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  • Vermont v. New York, 50
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • June 3, 1974
    ...Lake Champlain and Ticonderoga Creek that has polluted the water, impeded navigation, and constituted a public nuisance. 406 U.S. 186, 92 S.Ct. 1603, 31 L.Ed.2d 785. Issue was joined and the Honorable R. Ammi Cutter was appointed Special Master. 408 U.S. 917, 92 S.Ct. 2475, 33 L.Ed.2d 329. ......
1 books & journal articles
  • Rethinking the Supreme Court’s Interstate Waters Jurisprudence
    • United States
    • Georgetown Environmental Law Review No. 33-2, January 2021
    • January 1, 2021
    ...leave to f‌ile suit against New York and a New York corporation for the latter’s pollution of Lake Champlain. See Vermont v. New York, 406 U.S. 186, 186 (1972). Vermont had argued that the corporation would be precluded from taking the action a Vermont court would order it to take because t......

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