Legal Opinion
United States v. Allied Towing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1978No. 77-1403PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Allied Towing Corporation appeals from a judgment entered against it by the district court in the amount of $12,500.00 covering fourteen separate civil penalties assessed by the Coast Guard pursuant to provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(6).1 The penalties were assessed against Allied because of spills of petroleum products which occurred between May 1, 1974, and May 9, 1975. In each case notice of the spill was given to the Coast Guard either by Allied or at its direction as required by 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(5) which provides:
Any person in charge of a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- California Bankers Assn. v. ShultzSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- United States v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
- United States v. Eureka Pipeline CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1975
- United States v. Le Beouf Bros. Towing Co., Inc., United States of America v. T/b Ctco 186-20, Her Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Etc. And T/b Ctco 185, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ward v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- L.O. Ward v. William G. Coleman, Jr., Individually, and as Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Russell E. Train, Individually, and as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America, and Admiral Owen W. Silar, Individually, and as Commandant United States Coast Guard, United States of America, L.O. Ward D/B/A L.O. Ward Oil and Gas Operations v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Allied Towing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978