Legal Opinion
John Ross v. Karen A. Lowitz (074200)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 6, 2015No. A-101-13PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Patterson
This appeal arises from an action brought by plaintiffs John and Pamela Ross, who allege that their residence was damaged by the migration of home heating oil from a leaking underground oil storage tank located at a neighboring residence. Plaintiffs asserted claims against the current and former owners of the property where the underground storage tank was located, based upon common law theories of negligence, strict liability, private nuisance and trespass, as well as violations of the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 to -23.24 (Spill Act). Plaintiffs also sued the…
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