Legal Opinion
Moore v. Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1976No. Nos. 75-1576 to 75-1578PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Senior District Judge.
Claiming jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1331 (federal question jurisdiction) and 28 U.S.C. 1333 (admiralty and maritime jurisdiction), plaintiffs’ complaint alleged that the value of oyster beds in the Warwick River leased to them by the Commonwealth of Virginia has been destroyed as a result of improper operation of a sewage disposal system by defendants, City of Newport News (City) and Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission (Commission). From a judgment entered in favor of defendants after trial, plaintiffs have appealed.1 Plaintiffs base their claims…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Workman v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Long v. City of WeirtonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- Union Oil Company v. James J. Oppen and John J. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Elsie Y. Byrd v. William E. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- National Sea Clammers Association v. City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Newton H. Ancarrow and Josephine Ancarrow v. City of Richmond, Newton H. Ancarrow and Josephine Ancarrow v. City of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- National Sea Clammers Ass'n v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Subaqueous Exploration & Archaeology, Ltd. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned VesselDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1983
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