Legal Opinion
White v. Long
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1995PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Environmental liability is not at the heart of this appeal. Who pays is. In this case, we are asked to determine if a property owner, deemed a pollutant-discharger under the Navigation Law, has a cause of action against a previous owner-discharger for the cost of cleaning up a contaminated site.
The undisputed facts are as follows. From around 1984 to 1987, defendant Long operated a gas station at 274 Delaware Avenue in Albany, which had been the site of a gas station for more than 20 years. In 1987, Midstate Enterprises contracted with Long to buy the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. Stewart's Ice Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- White v. ReganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Snyder v. JessieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- State v. King Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Busy Bee Food Stores v. WCC Tank Lining Technology, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Al Tech Specialty Steel Corporation v. Allegheny International Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- State v. MarkowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Dora Homes, Inc. v. EppersonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2004
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