Legal Opinion
Leach v. Biscayne Oil and Gas Co., Inc.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1982No. 15293PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harshbarger, Justice:
Marvin Leach sued Biscayne Oil and Gas Company for compensatory and punitive damages he suffered when Biscayne trespassed on his Wood County property, constructed a road, leveled trees, erected oil storage tanks, natural gas regulators and other oil and gas paraphernalia. Gas constantly seeped from the installation and soon there was a fire that damaged more trees. A jury awarded Leach $8,200 compensatory and $41,800 punitive damages. The trial court granted Biscayne’s motion to set aside both verdicts and awarded a new trial because the verdict was not supported by the…
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