Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co.

Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 1907
Full case name	Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co.
Citations	206 U.S. 333 ( more )
Holding
States, as quasi-sovereigns, have parens patriae standing to sue for environmental harms, in this case fumes from copper mining.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan  · David J. Brewer Edward D. White  · Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna  · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day  · William H. Moody

Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co., 206 U.S. 333(1907), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that states, as quasi-sovereigns, have parens patriae standing to sue for environmental harms, in this case fumes from copper mining. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co., 206 U.S. 333 (1907).
2. DeLeo, Jr, John D (March 8, 2008). Administrative Law. Cengage Learning. pp. 449–. ISBN   9781401858773 . Retrieved February 2, 2013.

External links

• Text of Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Co., 206 U.S. 333(1907) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia