1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 764 F.2d
  5. 764 F.2d 1028 (1985)
 

UNITED STATES v. STATE OF W. VA.

Nos. 83-1485, 83-1519.

764 F.2d 1028 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W.B. Porter, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., David A. Faber, U.S. Atty., Charleston, W.Va., Leonard Schaitman and Tracy J. Whitaker, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellant.

J. Bradley Russell, Charleston, W.Va. (Chauncey H. Browning, Atty. Gen., Richard L. Earles, Deputy Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, PHILLIPS and SNEEDEN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 31, 1985.

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

On February 26, 1972, a coal waste dam, located on Buffalo Creek near Maris, West Virginia, was overrun by heavy rains and collapsed, releasing millions of gallons of water in a flood which caused more than 100 deaths, thousands of injuries and millions of dollars of property damages and left thousands homeless. The event is spoken of as the Buffalo Creek disaster. The Governor...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases