U.S. District Court / D. Delaware

Artesian Water Co. v. Government of New Castle County

Decided April 24, 1987. Murray Merle Schwartz wrote the opinion for the court.

659 F. Supp. 1269 · Cited 127 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Artesian Water Co. v. Government of New Castle County · 605 F. Supp. 1348
City of Philadelphia v. Stepan Chemical Co. · 544 F. Supp. 1135
Jones v. Inmont Corp. · 584 F. Supp. 1425
State of Colo. v. Asarco, Inc. · 616 F. Supp. 822
United States v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co. · 579 F. Supp. 823
State of Idaho v. Bunker Hill Co. · 635 F. Supp. 665
Bulk Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. · 589 F. Supp. 1437
Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel · 424 U.S. 737
United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. · 474 U.S. 121
Environmental Protection Agency v. National Crushed Stone Ass'n · 449 U.S. 64
United States v. Conservation Chemical Co. · 619 F. Supp. 162
United States v. Ward · 618 F. Supp. 884
United States v. Maryland Bank & Trust Co. · 632 F. Supp. 573
United States v. Shell Oil Co. · 605 F. Supp. 1064
United States v. Price · 577 F. Supp. 1103
Pinole Point Properties, Inc. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. · 596 F. Supp. 283
State of NY v. Shore Realty Corp. · 648 F. Supp. 255
Levin Metals Corp. v. Parr-Richmond Terminal Co. · 608 F. Supp. 1272
United States v. Chem-Dyne Corp. · 572 F. Supp. 802
United States v. Wade · 577 F. Supp. 1326
United States v. Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp. · 546 F. Supp. 1100
State of NY v. General Elec. Co. · 592 F. Supp. 291
United States v. a & F Materials Co., Inc. · 578 F. Supp. 1249
State Ex Rel. Brown v. Georgeoff · 562 F. Supp. 1300

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