Legal Opinion
Ernest Dague, Sr., Ernest Dague, Jr., Betty Dague, and Rose A. Bessette v. City of Burlington
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 12, 1991No. 415, Docket 90-7544PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs are owners of land adjacent to the Burlington Municipal Disposal Grounds (the “landfill”). They brought this action against the City of Burlington for alleged violations of state and federal laws arising out of the operation of the landfill. Plaintiffs alleged that the operation of the landfill generally harmed the environment, and specifically damaged their properties, by generating methane gas, wind-blown debris, and hazardous waste. The city closed the landfill on December 31, 1989.
The plaintiffs’ ten-count complaint sought injunctive relief, civil…
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