Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Benson
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 23, 1958No. Civ. 17610PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.
This action was instituted by various property owners to restrain public authorities from spraying their lands with an insecticide, known as DDT. The spraying was part of a long term program to control or eradicate the gypsy moth, an insect known to defoliate trees.
Prior to the spraying of the subject area, in the late spring of 1957, the plaintiffs commenced their action, wherein they sought both a preliminary or temporary injunction and a permanent injunction. In accordance with the practice, the application for the preliminary injunction was based upon…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Murphy v. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Murphy v. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Hall v. AlampiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
- Robert Cushman Murphy v. Lloyd Butler, Area Supervisor, Etc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Robert Cushman Murphy v. Lloyd Butler, Area Supervisor, Etc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960