Legal Opinion
Ward v. Coleman
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1979No. 77-1952PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
L.O. Ward (Ward) appeals from a judgment in an action seeking recovery of civil penalties assessed against him by the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq. (FWPCA).
Ward is the owner and operator of L.O. Ward Oil and Gas Operations — a sole proprietorship. On March 23,1975, oil overflowed from a drilling site located in Garfield County, Oklahoma, into Boggie Creek, which is a distant tributary of the Arkansas River.1
After discovering the spill, Ward immediately began clean-up operations in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Charles E. MayberryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Quivira Mining Company and Homestake Mining Company v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. The Texas Pipe Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Shavitz v. City of High PointDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2003
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