Legal Opinion
Edward Hughes v. Ranger Fuel Corporation, Division of Pittston Company, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1972No. 72-1022PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.
This action for both injunctive relief and for damages, arises out of an alleged assault and battery committed by the defendants against the plaintiffs because of the latter’s efforts “in turning in violators of the 1899 Refuse Act”. This “1899 Refuse Act” 1 in support of which the plaintiffs contend they were engaged at the time of the assault in question, prohibits discharge or depositing of refuse in a navigable stream, and provides for a fine “not exceeding $2,500 nor less than $500, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) for not less than…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Collins v. HardymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Dr. Harold D. Kletschka v. William J. Driver, Individually and as Administrator of the Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Action, Percy Green v. Rowland E. GannonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Lucille C. Place v. Mrs. Mary C. ShepherdCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- James H. McLellan v. Mississippi Power & Light Company, International Brotherhood of Electricalworkers, Local 605 Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Russell Means v. Dick WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- William D. Arnold v. Bert R. TiffanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- McLellan v. Mississippi Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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