Legal Opinion
Kirwin v. Mexican Petroleum Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 24, 1920No. 1382PublishedCited by 3 opinions
At Law. Action by John W. Kirwin against the Mexican Petroleum Company. On demurrers to declaration.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This is an action of trespass on‘the case for damages resulting from the pollution of public waters and shores by oil deposits. The plaintiff, on land in the city of Cranston, bounded upon Providence river or Narragansett Bay, carries on the business of letting bath houses and bathing suits, and maintaining a bathing pavilion where a variety of articles is sold to the public.
The plaintiff’s shore resort is known to the public as “Kirwin’s Beach.”
[t] It is alleged that the defendant corporation is engaged in the business of transporting, receiving, selling, storing,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Payne Butler v. Providence Gas CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1910
- Jennings v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1911
- Blomen, Frederickson v. N. Barstow Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1913
- Piscataqua Nav. Co. v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1898
- New York, N. H. & H. R. v. Piscataqua Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
3Cited by3 opinions
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