Legal Opinion
Parsell v. Shell Oil Co.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 19, 1976No. Civ. B-700PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO STRIKE DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
NEWMAN, District Judge.
Defendants’ motion to strike plaintiffs’ jury demand in this oil spill case raises important questions concerning the availability of federal jurisdiction for water pollution claims. The plaintiffs in this action claim damages for injuries arising out of an oil spill in Bridgeport harbor in 1970. The complaint alleges that while a cargo of oil was being pumped off a cargo ship to a terminal operated by the defendant Buckley Bros., an improper alignment of a valve caused a discharge of 655,000 gallons of oil into the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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