Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad v. United States

*157This is an oil spill recovery case in which plaintiffs seek reimbursement in the amount of ÍIROSS.SS1 for costs they incurred in clean-up and removal of oil discharged into navigable waters of the United States. Plaintiffs, owners of the abandoned meat packing plant where the spill originated, assert that the spill was caused solely by the act of a third party and claim entitlement to recovery under Section 311(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(i)(1) (Supp. V, 1975).2 We agree with the plaintiffs and find that they are entitled to recover.

Plaintiffs, the…