Legal Opinion
Zahn v. International Paper Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 17, 1973No. 72-888PublishedCited by 865 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Petitioners, asserting that they were owners of property fronting on Lake Champlain in Orwell, Vermont, *292brought this action in the District Court on behalf of a class consisting of themselves and 200 lakefront property owners and lessees. They sought damages from International Paper Co., a New York corporation, for allegedly having permitted discharges from its pulp and paper-making plant, located in New York, to flow into Ticonderoga Creek and to be carried by that stream into Lake Champlain, thereby polluting the waters of the lake and damaging the value and utility of the surrounding…
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