Vermont v. New York

Vermont v. New York, 406 U.S. 186 (1972), was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court giving the State of Vermont permission to file an original complaint against the State of New York and International Paper Corporation.

Vermont v. New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 29, 1972 Decided April 24, 1972
Full case name	Vermont v. New York, et al.
Citations	406 U.S. 186 (more) 92 S. Ct. 1603; 31 L. Ed. 2d 785; 1972 U.S. LEXIS 66
Case history
Subsequent	417 U.S. 270 (1974)
Holding
The State of Vermont is given permission to file an original complaint against the State of New York and International Paper Corporation.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinion
Per curiam

When two states have a controversy between each other, the case is filed for original jurisdiction with the United States Supreme Court. This is one of the very limited circumstances where the court acts as original jurisdiction, e.g. a trial court. In all other cases the court acts as the highest level appellate court in the United States.

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 406

External links

• Text of Vermont v. New York, 406 U.S. 186 (1972) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)