Legal Opinion
McKay v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1983No. Nos. 82-1771, 82-1816PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
In these actions the plaintiffs allege that they are land owners surrounding the so-called Rocky Flats Plant, which manufactures, on behalf of the United States government, nuclear weapons1 or nuclear ammunition. Plaintiffs’ main complaint is that the land which they own or in which they have an interest has suffered from the presence of the Rocky Flats plant; that the soil has become infested with nuclear material. Two fires early on in the operation of the plant are said to have caused a great deal of damage to the land but much of the damage allegedly is the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Logue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hahn, Michael S. And Bradley, B. Shay and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Aldrich Enterprises, Inc., Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Ridenour v. Kaiser-Hill Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Monroe E. Berkman v. United States of America, & Third Party v. Arrow General, Incorporated, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Bennett v. Mallinckrodt, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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