Key cases: State v. Ohio Oil Co. – Indiana, 1898 (49 N.E. 809); State ex rel. Owen v. Donald (Forestry Law Case) – Wisconsin, 1915 (151 N.W. 331); Perkins v. Board of County Commissioners of Cook County – Illinois, 1915 (111 N.E. 580)
| Aftermath of floods in Dayton, Ohio, 1913 (courtesy Library of Congress) “One who recklessly, persistently and continuously wastes natural gas, and boldly declares his purpose to continue to do so …, ought not to complain of being branded as the enemy of mankind.” -Justice James McCabe, in Ohio Oil “There must be some present benefit. It is not sufficient that the forced contribution will be a boon to some future generation. The state has no right to take the property of individuals presently and afford them no possible return, merely because the storehouse, being filled, will be opened sometime.” -Justice Roujet Marshall, in the Forestry Case |
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