Legal Opinion
Petrovic v. Amoco Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1999No. 99-1334PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Christopher Petrovic and others brought a class action against Amoco Oil Company in which they sought injunctive and monetary relief for pollution to their property that allegedly occurred as a result of underground oil seepage originating from an Amoco petroleum refinery. The appellants in these cases are various plaintiff class members who object to the approval of the settlement of this class action and to other orders entered by the district court 1 over the course of the litigation.
The objectors argue that the district court’s failure to divide the…
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