Puerto Rico v. SS Zoe Colocotroni

ELR Citation: ELR 20882
No(s). s. 78-1543, 79-1468 (1st Cir. Aug 12, 1980)

The First Circuit Court of Appeals remands a district court ruling awarding damages to Puerto Rico for injuries to its natural resources sustained as a result of an oil spill from appellants' ship. Considering first several procedural issues, the court rules that the district court did not abuse its...