Legal Opinion
Bradley v. Armstrong Rubber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1998No. 08-70007PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Armstrong Rubber Company (“Armstrong”), now Pirelli Armstrong Tire Company, operated a tire factory in Natchez, Mississippi, from 1937 to 1987. The plaintiffs lived in the neighborhood surrounding the factory and brought claims for trespass, nuisance, strict liability, and negligence, alleging that Armstrong blew carbon black onto their properties and introduced a plume of petroleum naphtha into the soil and water under their properties. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on most of these claims but allowed a claim for…
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