Special Master rules in favor of Delaware
A Special Master appointed by the Supreme Court of the United States
has issued a report in favor of the State of Delaware in a dispute with
the State of New Jersey. In the suit, New Jersey claimed to have the
right to allow the company BP to build a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
distribution plant on the New Jersey side of the Delaware river. The
problem was that Delaware has retained sovereignty of the entire river
up to the low tide mark on the New Jersey side as it was deeded by
William Penn. The ruling and appendices are available (for the time being) at delawareonline.com<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”></span>
It should also be posted to the U.S. Supreme Courts website in the next few days here. The case State of New Jersey v. State of Delaware is still subject to review by the Supreme Court.