Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Hercules, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 22, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-690PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
McGLYNN, District Judge.
In April of 1980 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, (DER), discovered a hydrocarbon resinous material, which it deemed to be a pollutant, on property owned by Philadelphia Electric Company, (PECO), in Chester, Pennsylvania, (Chester Site). The DER required PECO to remove this resinous material from the property and the banks of the Delaware River. 1
In February of 1982, PECO brought this suit claiming negligence, private nuisance and public nuisance against Hercules Incorporated, (Hercules), on the ground that…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Dan Lind v. Schenley Industries IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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- Dawejko v. Jorgensen Steel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Philadelphia Electric Company v. Hercules, Inc. And Gould, Inc. Appeal of Hercules, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Groseth International, Inc. v. Tenneco, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Parker v. Western Dakota Insurors, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
- TRACEY BY TRACEY v. Winchester Repeating Arms Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Bird Hill Farms, Inc. v. United States Cargo & Courier Service, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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