Legal Opinion
King Resources Co. v. Board of Environmental Protection
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 13, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
King Resources Company (King) is the owner and operator of an oil terminal facility located on Long Island in Casco Bay. Having torn down an old dilapidated pier which had existed on the facility since World War II, King, in 1970, sought a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct a new steel and concrete pier. As a prerequisite to the permit King was obliged to obtain certification from the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP, formerly the Environmental Improvement Commission) that “there is reasonable assurance . . . that such activity will…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. NunisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- King Resources Co. v. Environmental Improvement CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Walsh v. City of BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Luther L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Dubois v. Maine Employment Security CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1955
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