Legal Opinion
Hurley v. Kincaid
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 1932No. 457PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On June 15, 1929, Kincaid brought this suit in the federal court for western Louisiana against the United States, the Secretary of War, the Chief of Engineers, the Mississippi River Commission and its members, to enjoin the carrying out of ,any work in the Boeuf Floodway under the Mississippi River Flood Control Act, May 15, 1928, c. 569, 45 Stat. 534, and specifically to enjoin the receiving of bids and awarding of contracts for the construction of certain guide-levees bounding the Floodway.
The Mississippi River Flood Control Act adopted…
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