Legal Opinion
Montana Pole & Treating Plant v. I.F. Laucks & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1993No. Nos. 91-36024, 91-36101PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. It may also prove costly. Montana Pole & Treating Plant appeals the district court’s summary judgment ruling that its property damage claims were time-barred. Montana Pole knew of chemical contamination of its property by 1983 but did not file suit until late 1986, after the statute of limitations had run. It simply waited too long. We affirm.
BACKGROUND:
Montana Pole- operated a wood treatment plant in Butte, Montana from 1946 until May 1984. The facility made treated wood utility poles by using the chemical preservative…
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