Central Green Co. v. United States
Central Green Co. v. United States, 531 U.S. 425 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 2001. The case concerned the meaning of the words "flood or flood waters" within the Flood Control Act of 1928. The Court concluded that the law did not always apply to federal flood control facilities.
| Central Green Co. v. United States | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued October 30, 2000 Decided February 21, 2001 | |
| Full case name | Central Green Corporation v. United States |
| Citations | 531 U.S. 425 (more) 121 S. Ct. 1005; 148 L. Ed. 2d 919 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Holding | |
| The term 'flood or flood waters' within the Flood Control Act of 1928 includes water that is released for the purpose of flood control | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Flood Control Act of 1928 | |
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