Section 16.15 Operation of Petroleum Pipelines

LibraryTort Law 2016

E. (§16.15) Operation of Petroleum Pipelines

Operation of a petroleum pipeline does not constitute an abnormally dangerous activity so as to impose strict liability on the pipeline operator. Henke v. ARCO Midcon, L.L.C., 750 F. Supp. 2d 1052, 1059 (E.D. Mo. 2010); Fletcher v. Conoco Pipe Line Co., 129 F. Supp. 2d 1255 (W.D. Mo. 2001) (operation of a pipeline with federally mandated cathodic protection). In Fletcher, the plaintiff alleged that stray electricity escaped the pipeline and caused damage. To...

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