Case Name: Illinois v. Indiana et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1950-11-06
Citations: 340 U.S. 869
Docket Number: No. 9
Parties: Illinois v. Indiana et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 340
Pages: 869–872

Head Matter:
No. 9,
Original.
Illinois v. Indiana et al.

Opinion:
The Fifth Special Report of the Special Master is approved. The Amended Bill of Complaint is dismissed as to (1) American Maize Products Company, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of Hammond, and American Maize Products Company; (2) Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of Gary, and Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation; (3) City of Whiting, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana and City of Whiting; (4) Standard Oil Company, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of Whiting, and Standard Oil Company; (5) The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of East Chicago, and The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; (6) State of Indiana, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of East Chicago, City of Gary, and City of Hammond; (7) City of East Chicago, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of East Chicago, City of Gary, and City of Hammond; (8) City of Gary, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of East Chicago, City of Gary, and City of Hammond; (9) City of Hammond, pursuant to a joint motion of complainant State of Illinois, and defendants State of Indiana, City of East Chicago, City of Gary, and City of Hammond.
The Fifth and Final Report of the Special Master dated October 18, 1950, is approved.
The Court finds that the Amended Bill of Complaint has been dismissed as to all parties defendant who have heretofore stipulated herein to perform certain work as follows: Shell Oil Company, Incorporated, and The Texas Company dismissed by order of February 17, 1947 (330 U. S. 799); American Bridge Company, Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Fruit Growers Express Company, and Universal Atlas Cement Company dismissed by order of November 17, 1947 (332 U. S. 822); Bates Expanded Steel Corporation, an Indiana corporation (as well as its predecessor, Bates Expanded Steel Corporation, a Delaware corporation, now known as East Chicago Expanded Steel Company), Rogers Galvanizing Company, and U. S. S. Lead Refinery, Inc., dismissed by order of October 25, 1948 (335 U. S. 850); Cities Service Oil Company, Cudahy Packing Company, Inland Steel Company, National Tube Company, Sinclair Refining Company, and Socony-Vacuum Oil Company dismissed by order of October 24, 1949 (338 U. S. 856); and American Maize Products Company, Carnegie-Ulinois Steel Corporation, City of Whiting, Standard Oil Company, and The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company dismissed hereinbefore by this order. The Court further finds that with the dismissal of the aforesaid defendants no acts remain to be performed by the other named defendants, namely, State of Indiana, City of East Chicago, City of Gary, and City of Hammond, and that the Amended Bill of Complaint be, and it is hereby, dismissed as to all parties defendant.
For the State of Illinois: Ivan A. Elliott, Attorney General, George F. Barrett, then Attorney General, Albert E. Hallett, Albert J. Meserow, William C. Wines and Mary V. Neff, Assistant Attorneys General.
For the State of Indiana: J. Emmett McManamon, Attorney General, James A. Emmert, then Attorney General, Cleon H. Foust, then Attorney General, Urban C. Stover, Robert Hollowell, Jr., Joseph W. Hutchinson and Maurice E. Tennant, Deputy Attorneys General.
For the City of Hammond: Harry H. Stilley, Timothy P. Galvin and Edmond J. Leeney.
For the City of East Chicago: Loyd J. Cohen, Allen P. Twyman and Robert G. Estill.
The Court further orders that the recommendations of the Special Master as to the apportionment of costs be adopted and costs for the period from September 8, 1949, to the date of this decree, inclusive, shall be taxed as recommended in the Fifth and Final Report.
The fees of the Clerk of this Court shall be taxed and divided equally between the complainant and defendants.
The Court finds that the Special Master has performed all duties required of him by the Court's order dated March 7, 1944, appointing him Special Master and the Court's orders of February 17, 1947, November 17, 1947, October 25, 1948, and October 24, 1949, approving the procedure and practice which has been followed in this cause. The Court orders that upon the payment of compensation and expenses, the Special Master be dismissed and relieved of any further duty in this cause.
For the City of Gary: John E. Roszkowski, Samuel S. Duhin and Richard H. MacCracken.
For the City of Whiting: James S. McCarthy and Timothy P. Calvin.
For the American Bridge Co., Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., National Tube Co. and Universal Atlas Cement Co.: R. M. Blough and R. C. Stevenson.
For the American Maize Products Co., Inc.: Richard P. Tinkham.
For the Bates Expanded Steel Corp., now known as the East Chicago Expanded Steel Co.: R. L. Hackbert, R. C, Stevenson and David A. Watts.
For the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp.: Homer A. Holt.
For the Cities Service Oil Co.: Lester F. Murphy.
For E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Timothy P. Galvin.
For the Fruit Growers Express Co.: William G. Brant-ley and Carl H. Richmond.
For the Inland Steel Co.: Paul M. Godehn and Donald M. Graham.
For the Rogers Galvanizing Co.: John P. Hart and Barnabas F. Sears.
For the Shell Oil Co., Inc.: Cyrus S. Gentry and Philip M. Payne.
For the Sinclair Refining Co.: James W. Reid.
For the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.: J. F. Dam-mann.
For the Standard Oil Co.: Gordon E. Tappan, Buell F. Jones, Thomas E. Sunderland and Charles Henry Austin.
For The Texas Company: Harold K. Norton.
For the U. S. S. Lead Refinery, Inc.: David A. Watts.
For The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.: /. C. Arget-singer and R. C. Stevenson.