Legal Opinion
Martin v. Amoco Oil Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1998No. 56S03-9804-CV-242PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The Court of Appeals expressed doubt in this case about whether an order certifying a class action is interlocutory in nature or final upon entry and thus appealable as of right. We hold it is interlocutory.
Procedural History
On February 1, 1991, appellant Robert O’Drobinak filed suit against Amoco Oil Company on behalf of himself and 500 residents of Whiting, Indiana. These claims originated from a notice from Amoco to the residents which warned of the possibility of underground oil migration onto their properties. Both Amoco and the plaintiffs moved to certify the…
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