ELR Citation: ELR 20531
No(s). 73-1397 (1st Cir. Jun 13, 1974)

The owner of a petroleum tank farm bears strict liability under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 for an unauthorized oil discharge into a navigablewaterway which was caused by seepage from a large accumulation of oil under its property. Defendant had admitted ownership of the oil, and the court ho...