Legal Opinion
Cordova Chemical Co. v. Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1995No. Docket 153752PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, P.J.
Defendant, Department of Natural Resources, appeals by leave granted a June 8, 1992, order of the Michigan Court of Claims granting summary disposition for plaintiffs, Cordova Chemical Company and Aerojet-General Corporation. We affirm.
From 1956 through 1976, extensive chemical contamination occurred on property successively owned during that period by Ott Chemical Company and Story Chemical Company. In 1976, Story filed for bankruptcy. Defendant, aware of its potential liability for the cleanup of the site, began negotiations with various companies in an effort to sell the property and limit…
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