Legal Opinion

Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 19, 1997No. 19-26PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court affirming the summary judgment of the bankruptcy court imposing a fine against debtor-appellant Cumberland Farms, Inc., for failure to follow Florida laws and regulations covering the maintenance of petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs). Cumberland was a debtor-in-possession in a Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding. The district court also affirmed the ruling of the bankruptcy court that the fine be given administrative expense priority status. Cumberland appeals the imposition of the fine, the amount…

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Desmond v. Varrasso (In Re Varrasso)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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