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PARSELL v. SHELL OIL CO.

Civ. No. B-700.

421 F.Supp. 1275 (1976)

Walter PARSELL et al. v. SHELL OIL COMPANY et al.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

October 19, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Shepro, Bridgeport, Conn., George G. Kilarjian, New York City, for plaintiffs.

G. Whitney Biggs, Bridgeport, Conn., for defendants.

RULING ON MOTION TO STRIKE DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

NEWMAN, District Judge.

Defendants' motion to strike plaintiffs' jury demand in this oil spill case raises important questions concerning the availability of federal jurisdiction for water pollution claims. The plaintiffs in this action claim damages for injuries arising out of an oil spill in Bridgeport harbor in 1970. The complaint alleges that while a cargo of oil was being pumped off a cargo ship to a...

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