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VAUGHN v. VERMILION CORP.

No. 77-1819.

444 U.S. 206 (1979)

VAUGHN ET AL. v. VERMILION CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Hill, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Harry McCall, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Charles R. Sonnier and Silas B. Cooper, Jr.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by John A. Mmahat and Peter E. Duffy for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; by Charles D. Marshall, Jr., for the Louisiana Landowners Association, Inc.; by Elvis J. Stahr, Jr., for the National Audubon Society; and by Edward B. Poitevent and Harry S. Hardin III for Ramos Investment Co.

PER CURIAM.

The legal principles stated today in our opinion in Kaiser Aetna v. United States, ante, p. 164, control the disposition of this case. Because of its posture here, however, we find it necessary to remand the case to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana. We think a brief statement of the facts and proceedings below will be helpful to an understanding of our disposition.

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