Legal Opinion
Mangini v. Aerojet-General Corp.
California Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1996No. S041557PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARABIAN, J.*
We granted review to examine the law of nuisance as it bears on a suit seeking damages for the contamination of land through the dumping of toxic wastes. Specifically, we consider the requirement that, in attempting to avoid the bar of the statute of limitations by demonstrating that the nuisance is “continuing” (or “temporary") rather than “permanent,” the plaintiff must present substantial evidence that the contaminated condition is one that is both subject to remediation (or cleanup) and that the cost of cleanup is “reasonable.”
As will appear, we conclude that the Court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harrisonville v. W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Mangini v. Aerojet-General Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1991
- Baker v. Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport AuthorityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Spaulding v. CameronCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Kornoff v. Kingsburg Cotton Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by58 opinions
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