French v. Ralph E. Moore, Inc.

The defendant, Ralph E. Moore, Inc. d/b/a Interstate Texaco Service, appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict in Park County District Court. The action was a suit for damages arising out of injury to real property caused by gasoline contamination or pollution of the plaintiffs’ restaurant and family home. The suit was based on nuisance, trespass, and negligence theories. The jury awarded $58,500 to John and Ruth French for diminution of value of the property, for loss of use of the property, and for income lost through closure of the restaurant. The jury also awarded $40,000 to John…