Vermont v. New York

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Vermont v. New York
ArgueDate = February 29
ArgueYear = 1972
DecideDate = April 24
DecideYear = 1972
FullName = Vermont v. New York, et al.
USVol = 406
USPage = 186
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Holding = The State of Vermont is given permission to file an original complaint against the State of New York and International Paper Corporation.
SCOTUS = 1972-1975
PerCuriam = yes
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"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.

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.

ee also

* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 406
* Text of case decision: ussc|406|186|1972