Legal Opinion
Velsicol Chemical Corp. v. Chattanooga Coke & Chemicals Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 1976PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
I
The original plaintiffs, residents and homeowners of the Alton Park area of Chattanooga, sued Velsicol Chemical Corporation for damages allegedly caused them by pollutants emitted by Velsicol from its chemical manufacturing plant in Alton Park. It is alleged in the complaint that Velsicol’s emissions contaminated the air and water in the Alton Park area and constituted a nuisance, and also that Velsicol had been guilty of trespass in depositing identifiable quantities of chemicals and other pollutants upon plaintiffs’ properties. Plaintiffs also alleged that Velsicol…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Landers v. East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1952
- Miller v. Highland Ditch Co.California Supreme Court · 1891
- Jackson v. B. Lowenstein Bros., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1940
- Waller v. SkeletonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- Cohen v. NoelTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Joyce E. Murphree, as Widow and for the Use and Benefit of the Next of Kin of Woodrow Wilson Murphree, Deceased v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
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