Monday, January 18, 2016
Torts Today: Schorr on Holmes and Water Pollution
At Torts Today, George Conk has posted a piece by David Schorr (Tel Aviv University) on Holmes's decision in Missouri v. Illinois (1906), in which Missouri sued Illinois for Chicago's reversal of the Chicago River. Holmes ruled for Missouri essentially on causation (and Schorr argues, a bit of distributive justice).
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2016/01/torts-today-schorr-on-holmes-and-water-pollution.html