United States Court of Claims March 25, 1987, No. 327-86L (Erosion Victims of Lake Superior Regulation v. United States)

OPINION

BRUGGINK, Judge.

Plaintiffs are a group of landowners who own property on the American shore of Lake Superior. They claim that the United States has taken their property through inverse condemnation in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Defendant has moved for dismissal.

BACKGROUND1

The Great Lakes and their surrounding drainage area are one closely interrelated system.