Legal Opinion
Moore v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2001No. 00-6043PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL J. KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Tommy Moore appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant-ap-pellee Texaco, Inc. Moore sought to hold Texaco liable for damage caused by oil spills from oil storage tanks previously located on Moore’s property. Moore asserted claims of negligence, trespass, public and private nuisance and abatement, and unjust enrichment. The district court rejected each of these theories of liability. We affirm. 1
Texaco 2 purchased the land now owned by Moore (the “property”) on April 1, 1915. Along with the land, Texaco…
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