Legal Opinion
United States v. Crow, Pope & Land Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 21, 1972No. Civ. A. 15844PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Jr., District Judge.
In this suit, the federal government seeks to enforce Sections 10 and 13 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. §§ 403 1 and 407 2 more commonly referred to as the “1899 Refuse Act”, against the defendant, a real estate developer and apartment complex owner. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1345.
By its answer, the defendant contends that 33 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., is inapplicable to the waters here involved; that the plaintiff’s interpretation of the pertinent statutes would constitute an illegal and unconstitutional…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. CressSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Bertha K. Adams, as Administratrix of the Estate of George F. Adams, Deceased v. The Montana Power Company, a Montana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Crow, Pope and Land Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Minnehaha Creek Watershed District v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Hitchings v. Del Rio Woods Recreation & Park DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- United States v. LewisDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1973
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