Legal Opinion
R.A. Caldwell v. Gurley Refining Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1985No. 84-1030PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIMBAUGH, District Judge.
On July 15, 1970, R.A. Caldwell leased certain land to Gurley Refining Company to be used by Gurley as a waste material dumping site. Thereafter, Gurley dumped oil sludge and waste materials from its West Memphis plant into a pit on the leased ground. Although the lease was to run ten years, Gurley terminated it in 1976 representing to Caldwell that the pit had been properly sealed. The pit had not been sealed adequately as hazardous substances leaked from the pit into the St. Francois and Mississippi Rivers.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Golden v. ZwicklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullanSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Nuclear Engineering Company v. William J. Scott, Illinois Ex Rel. William J. Scott v. Nuclear Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Sturges v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by43 opinions
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- Rural Water System 1 v. City of Sioux CenterDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
- United States v. GurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Butler v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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