Legal Opinion
Taco Cabana, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided October 5, 1999No. 04-98-00444-CVPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
This dispute arises out of Exxon Corporation’s alleged failure to properly and completely remediate a piece of commercial property it previously leased for use as a gasoline station. Shortly after purchasing the land for use as a restaurant site, Taco Cabana unearthed soil it believed was contaminated. Taco Cabana removed the soil, and eventually sued Exxon, asserting claims of negligence, gross negligence, negligence per se, nuisance, nuisance per se, and trespass, and seeking damages for increased construction costs and lost profits. A jury found…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Doe v. Boys Clubs of Greater Dallas, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- El Chico Corp. v. PooleTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- Perry v. S.N.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
- John Masek Corp. v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Kelly v. Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- H.E. Stevenson v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Bonnie Bryan Mayor v. Vidal Garcia, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
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