Legal Opinion
Conservation Council of Western Australia, Inc. v. Aluminum Co. of America
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 9, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-293PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHILL, District Judge.
Introduction
According to Greek mythology, Palladium, a Trojan statue of the goddess Pallas Athena (represented with a spear in her right hand and a distaff in her left), fell from the heavens near the tent of Ilus, a prince who was employed in building the citadel of Troy. Apollo, by an oracle, declared that the city of Troy would never fall as long as the Palladium was contained within its walls.
Plaintiff, an Australian conservation group, seeks from this court a Palladium for the Darling Range of Western Australia. Unable to obtain one in the country from which…
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