Legal Opinion
Marjorie Linder Cooley v. Clifton Power Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1984No. 84-1053PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Marjorie Linder Cooley brought this diversity action against appellee Clifton Power Corporation (Clifton Power), seeking damages and injunctive relief for the flooding of her property caused by the maintenance and operation of a hydroelectric dam by Clifton Power. Clifton Power has operated a dam and a hydroelectric project on the Pacolet River in Spartanburg County, South Carolina since July 1981. Mrs. Cooley owns approximately 97.68 acres of property on the Pacolet River which is located upstream from the dam. 1 Prior to September 20, 1983 she had owned an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hinson v. A. T. Sistare Construction Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1960
- Key Sales Co. v. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANYDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
- Lampley v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Johnson v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- State ex rel. Columbia Bridge Co. v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1887
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Marjorie Linder Cooley v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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