Legal Opinion

Snyder v. Jessie

New York Supreme Court

Decided September 27, 1989PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*294OPINION OF THE COURT

WlLMER J. PATLOW, J.

Defendant Newcomb Oil Co., Inc. moves to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint for failure to state a cause of action.

Plaintiffs’ second amended complaint alleges that in late 1986 and early 1987 defendant Newcomb Oil Co., Inc. (hearinafter Newcomb) pumped oil into a fuel tank located on the property of defendant Carl Jessie, plaintiffs’ neighbor, which oil overflowed from the tank and migrated to plaintiff’s land causing petroleum contamination of their dwelling. Plaintiffs further allege that defendant Jessie had a limited mental capacity and had given a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Sun Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
  2. Doundoulakis v. Town of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. State v. Stewart's Ice Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Spano v. Perini Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. Domermuth Petroleum Equipment & Maintenance Corp. v. Herzog & Hopkins, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Snyder v. Newcomb Oil Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Snyder v. JessieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Cooper Development Co. v. First National BankDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991

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