Central Green Co. v. United States

Central Green Co. v. United States
Argued October 30, 2000
Decided February 21, 2001
Full case nameCentral Green Corporation v. United States
Citations531 U.S. 425 (more)
121 S. Ct. 1005; 148 L. Ed. 2d 919
Case history
PriorOn 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
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityStevens, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Flood Control Act of 1928

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.