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Plymouth Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania

Plymouth Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania, 232 U.S. 531 (1914)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Supreme Court

Year1914

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A state may, under the police power, require coal-mine owners to leave boundary pillars of coal for the safety of adjoining mines, and such a regulation is not an unconstitutional taking.

Area of Law

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