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PEOPLE v. PLATTE PIPE LINE CO.

No. 5666.

649 P.2d 208 (1982)

The PEOPLE of the State of Wyoming, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. PLATTE PIPE LINE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven F. Freudenthal, Atty. Gen., Walter Perry, III, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Marion Yoder, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), for appellants.

Morris G. Gray, Patrick G. Pitet (argued), and R. Patrick Dixon of Murane & Bostwick, Casper, for appellee.

Before ROSE, C.J., and RAPER, THOMAS, ROONEY and BROWN, JJ.

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...

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