Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Department for Natural Resources & Environmental Protection v. Stephens
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1976PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STERNBERG, Justice.
The appeal of these three consolidated cases evidences a running dispute between the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (the Commonwealth) and the landowners concerning rights to property within the Wild Rivers area of the Cumberland River. All of the issues can logically be disposed of in this one opinion, and they will be so handled. The appellants will be referred to as the Commonwealth and the appellees will be referred to as the landowners.
It will be helpful to a full and complete understanding of these proceedings and of the issues…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Three Rivers Rock Co. v. Reed Crushed Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
- City of Shively v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Commonwealth ex rel. Department for Natural Resources & Environmental Protection v. WilliamsKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
- Goodwin v. Goodwin'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1956
3Cited by11 opinions
- Smith v. Carbide and Chemicals Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2007
- Commonwealth, Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet v. Stearns Coal & Lumber Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Stathers v. Garrard County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012
- Commonwealth v. R.J. Corman RailroadKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Com. Ex Rel. DNR and EP v. StephensKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
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