Legal Opinion
Vector-Springfield Properties, Ltd. v. Central Illinois Light Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1997No. 96-3009PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
On July 6, 1994, plaintiff Vector-Spiing-field Properties, Ltd. (‘Vector-Springfield”) brought this action against defendant Central Illinois Light Company (“CILCO”) alleging three common law causes of action under Illinois law: trespass, nuisance and strict liability for ultrahazardous activity. Vector-Springfield maintains that it has been damaged as a result of contamination discovered on its property in Springfield, Illinois and that such damage was caused by CILCO’s predecessor.
On July 11, 1996, the district court issued an order granting CILCO’s motion for…
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