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ZAHN v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

No. 72-888.

414 U.S. 291 (1973)

ZAHN ET AL. v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 17, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter F. Langrock argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Taggart Whipple argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Richard E. Nolan, William H. Levit, Jr., Nicholas R. Weiskopf, and George W. Ray, Jr.*

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners, asserting that they were owners of property fronting on Lake Champlain in Orwell, Vermont, brought 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...

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