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| Hopkins v. Clemson Agricultural College | |
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| Full case name | Dr. John Hopkins v. Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina |
| Citations | 221 U.S. 636 (more) 31 S.Ct. 654 |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Justice Lamar |
| Dissent | Justice Harlan |
| Laws applied | |
| Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution | |
Hopkins v. Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, 221 U.S. 636 (1911), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that sovereign immunity did not bar a cause of action for inverse condemnation from being brought in a federal court. The case involved Clemson University shortly after its founding.[1]
Procedural history and factual background[edit]
Dr. John Hopkins owned land along the Seneca River in South Carolina which he used as a farm from 1880 until 1895.[1] In 1895, Clemson University, then called Clemson Agricultural College, erected a high embankment on the eastern side of the Seneca River to protect its lands from overflow.[1] As a result of this embankment, when the Seneca River had a higher level of water than normal, Dr. Hopkins' land was flooded.[1] Dr. Hopkins alleged that his land was "practically ruined" as a result of this flooding.[1]