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Headline: High court taps lawyer to study Potomac case

SUN NATIONAL STAFF

WASHINGTON -- In a move that could add two years
to the time it takes to decide a dispute between Maryland and
Virginia over the Potomac River, the Supreme Court chose a Maine
lawyer yesterday to gather facts and suggest how to rule.

The
court appointed Ralph I. Lancaster Jr. of Portland as a "special
master" to gather evidence about Virginia's desire to
build a pipe to take drinking water from the Potomac.

Lancaster's selection was an alternative to the court's
moving to decide the case on its own. Special masters are often
used by the court in boundary disputes between states.
 
 
 
 
 

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