Legal Opinion
Bourbon Mini-Mart, Inc. v. Gast Fuel & Services, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 2003No. 50S03-0106-CV-287PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Bourbon Mini-Mart seeks indemnification for and contribution to its costs of cleaning up petroleum contamination from leaking underground storage tanks from one of its suppliers and an automobile dealership. Because Mini-Mart was found at least partially responsible for the contamination in prior litigation, it is not entitled to indemnification. However, Indiana's underground storage tank legislation authorizes Mini-Mart to seek contribution from its supplier under the facts of this case.
Background
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