Legal Opinion
The John S. Boyd Company, Inc. v. Boston Gas Company, New England Electric System
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 1993No. 92-2150PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we determine whether appellants must pay the entire cost of cleaning up two different environmental hazards: coal gas waste and oil gas waste. As the district court correctly apportioned liability under the governing principles of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., and the Massachusetts Superfund Act, Mass.Ann.L. ch. 21E (1993), we affirm.
FACTS
The Lynn Gas Light Co. began manufacturing gas in Massachusetts in the mid-1800’s. The Lynn Electric Light Co., an electric…
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- Polaroid Corp. v. Rollins Environmental Services (NJ), Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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- City Management Corp. v. U.S. Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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