Legal Opinion
Tanker Hygrade No. 18, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 17, 1975No. 439-73PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKashiwa, Judge
This is a suit by plaintiff against the United States to recover clean-up costs resulting from an oil spill on one of the navigable waterways of the United States. We deny plaintiff’s claim and grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment for reasons hereinafter stated.
Jurisdiction of this court over this action is founded upon 33 U.S.C. § 1161 (i) (1) (1970), entitled “Control of pollution by oil.”1
Plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with offices at Brooklyn, New York. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. (hereinafter…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Morris A. Hicks, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Quaker Oats CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Masco Corporation v. United States, and Mosler, Inc. And Hamilton Products Group, Inc., Third Party and Mas-Hamilton Group, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Comair Rotron, Inc. v. Nippon Densan Corporation and Nidec CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- Steuart Transportation Co. v. Allied Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- City of PawtucketUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
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