Legal Opinion
Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 29, 1940No. 156PublishedCited by 413 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
In this action, brought in the state court of Nebraska and removed to the federal court, petitioners sought to recover damages upon the ground that the respondent company had built dikes in the Missouri River and, using large boats with paddles and pumps to produce artificial erosion, had washed away a part of petitioners’ land. Respondent alleged in defense that the work was done pursuant to a contract with the United States Government, and under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers of the United States, for the purpose of improving the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. LynahSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Noble v. Union River Logging RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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