Legal Opinion
Davis v. Cities Service Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1970No. 66-68PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, the owners or tenants of property on or near the Walnut River south of El Dorado, Kansas, claim that their lands were polluted by oil and other substances which, during floods in May and July, 1961, entered the river or its tributaries from the premises of the oil companies, defendants-appellees. Jurisdiction is based on diversity. Trial to the court required 43 days. The court made comprehensive findings and concluded that the plaintiffs had failed to establish the liability of the defendants. Judgment was entered in favor of the defendants,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Scott v. BeamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- In the Matter of United Shoe MacHinery Corporation, MovantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
- Century Refining Company v. Charles T. Hall, Charles T. Hall, Cross-Appellant v. Century Refining Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by27 opinions
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Lum Humphries, Doing Business as Wagoner Radio CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- Weldon M. Kennedy, Richard B. Reeder and Robert R. Collingwood v. Lenard F. Meacham, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Bennett L. Crowder, II v. J.K. ConlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Johnie M. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Donald C. IrwinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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