Sanitary District of Chicago v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1925-01-05

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Mr. Justice Holmes delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a bill in equity brought by the United States to enjoin the Sanitary District of Chicago, a corporation of Illinois, from diverting water from Lake Michigan in excess of 250,000 cubic feet per minute; the withdrawal of that amount having been authorized by the Secretary of War. It is alleged that t…

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