Legal Opinion
Total Petroleum, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 17, 1987No. 439-85LPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIESE, Judge.
Plaintiff is the owner and operator of a crude oil gathering and pipeline transportation system located in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. In the fall of 1984, floodwaters led to the rupture of one of plaintiff’s gathering lines, causing oil to spill into a creek. In this suit, brought here under 33 U.S.C. § 1321(i)(l) (1982), plaintiff seeks to recover the costs it incurred to clean-up the spill, claiming that the discharge was caused solely by an act of God. The Government denies plaintiff’s claimed entitlement. The issue is presented to the court on cross-motions…
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