Legal Opinion
United States v. The M/v Zoe Colocotroni, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 1979No. 78-1542PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This suit arises from an action brought by the United States to recover its costs of cleaning up an oil spill. The spill occurred when the defendants’ oil tanker, the SS ZOE COLOCOTRONI ran aground about three miles off the southern coast of Puerto Rico and jettisoned more than 5000 tons of crude oil into the Caribbean in an attempt to refloat. The defendants moved for summary judgment in favor of the United States in the full • amount of the government’s claimed cleanup costs, $677,660.42, which judgment was granted. That left only three contested issues, the government’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Earl E. Robinson v. Pocahontas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc. v. AmiraultCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- The President MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- National Ass'n of Regional Medical Programs, Inc. v. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. The Ss Zoe Colocotroni, Her Engines, Appurtenances, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Donald E. DistlerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Federal Barge Lines, Inc., a Corporation, and Consolidated Grain & Barge Co., a Corporation v. Republic Marine, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Ameejee Valleejee & Sons v. M/V Victoria U.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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