Legal Opinion
Chapalain Compagnie v. Standard Oil Co.(Indiana)
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 7, 1978No. 78 C 1975, 78 C 1983 and 78 C 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
McGARR, District Judge.
I. FACTS
On March 16, 1978, the tanker Amoco Cadiz, while under tow after having lost both an anchor and its hydraulic steering mechanism, went aground and became stranded on rocks off the coast of Brittany, France. The Amoco Cadiz was enroute from the Persian Gulf to the Netherlands, laden with approximately 220,000 tons of crude oil. In rough waters, the disabled tanker broke apart on rocks, disgorging its oleic cargo. The resultant pollution of the Breton coast and marine environment is that on which the plaintiffs base their claims in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Delgado v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1995
- Hyatt Corp. v. StantonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- In Re Oil Spill By" Amoco Cadiz" Off Coast of FranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- McHugh v. Gleneagle Ship Management Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991