Legal Opinion
Scott v. City of Hammond, Ind.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 24, 1981No. 80 C 4563, 80 C 4775PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CROWLEY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on defendants’ motions to dismiss. For the reasons stated below, those motions are denied.
These two lawsuits (among others) arose from the pollution of Lake Michigan and the fouling of many Chicago public beaches last summer. Both complaints allege that the City of Hammond and the Sanitary District of Hammond (collectively, “Hammond”) discharged large quantities of raw and inadequately treated sewage into Lake Michigan which was carried by the currents onto Chicago’s beaches. Each complaint asserts several…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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