Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Steuart Transportation Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 28, 1980No. Civ. A. 76-697-NPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion for summary judgment filed by Steuart Transportation Company (hereinafter referred to as “Steuart”). 1 The Commonwealth of Virginia (hereinafter “the Commonwealth”) and the Federal Government have each filed claims for damage to migratory waterfowl, statutory penalties, and cleanup costs against Steuart, all arising from an oil spill in the Chesapeake Bay on February 2,1976. Approximately 30,000 migratory birds allegedly were destroyed as a result of the oil spill. The sole issue to be determined on this motion for…
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