Legal Opinion
Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. v. Anderson
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1975No. B-4834PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEAKLEY, Justice.
A jury awarded M. P. Anderson compensatory and exemplary damages for pollution to his land caused by the industrial discharge of Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. The Court of Civil Appeals reduced the amount of compensatory damages and affirmed. 514 S.W.2d 309. We affirm the reduced award of compensatory damages but reverse and render with respect to the award of exemplary damages.
M. P. Anderson instituted this suit in June of 1968. He initially alleged that Atlas intentionally and continuously polluted Darco, Coldwater and Potter’s Creeks causing damages to his land; and…
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