Legal Opinion
Rodman Industries, Inc. v. G & S Mill, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1998No. 97-3525PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Rodman Industries (Rodman) hired G & S Mill, Inc. (GSM) to retrofit the exhaust system on its boiler to bring it into compliance with Wisconsin’s environmental emissions standards. The boiler is used to incin erate dust and other waste generated by Rodman’s particleboard manufacturing business. Despite contractual guarantees by GSM to bring the boiler into compliance, as well as extended delays while GSM struggled to fulfill its promises, the boiler never met the emissions standards. Rodman sued GSM and GSM’s insurer, Liberty Mutual, for negligence pursuant to the court’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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