Legal Opinion
Albany Bank & Trust Company, Not Individually, but Solely as Trustee Under Trust No. 11-4067 v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 2002No. 01-4211PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) owns a gas station in Calumet City, Illinois, that released petroleum from an underground storage tank. Exxon reported the spill to plaintiff Albany Bank & Trust Company (Albany), owner of an adjacent property, and requested access to Albany’s property for the purpose of investigating whether petroleum had seeped onto that land as well. Albany refused. Instead, it sued Exxon and its board of directors alleging various violations of state and federal law. The district court dismissed the complaint on the ground that Exxon…
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