Legal Opinion
People v. Platte Pipe Line Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 1982No. 5666PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAPER, Justice.
This appeal is taken from the dismissal of a complaint that sought to recover the damages suffered by the People of the State of Wyoming as a result of an oil spill into state waters. The basis for the dismissal was the failure to state a claim for which relief could be granted. The question for us to decide is whether the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act § 35-11-101, et seq., W.S.1977, imposes strict liability for civil penalties upon the operator of a crude oil pipeline which discharges oil into state waters.
We will reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Moxley v. Laramie Builders, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- DeHerrera v. HerreraWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- Board of County Commissioners v. RidenourWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- Nimmo v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
- V-1 Oil Company, a Wyoming Corporation v. State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality Steven P. GerberCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- People v. Fremont Energy Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1982
- Wyoming Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. WoodsWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
- Workers' Compensation Claim of Seckman v. Wyo-Ben, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1989
- Belle Fourche Pipeline Co. v. Elmore Livestock Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1983
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