Legal Opinion
Gache v. Town of Harrison, NY
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 9, 1993No. 90 Civ. 5908 (GLG)PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Town of Harrison, New York maintains a municipal garage on Barnes Lane in the Purchase area of Harrison. The garage is primarily used for storage of highway maintenance vehicles. Beginning around 1970, the Town began dumping waste materials (including brush, concrete, scrap metal and auto parts) into a landfill behind the garage. Since 1970 and until 1989, when the Town ceased its dumping activities, the landfill gradually spread onto property owned by plaintiff Peter Gaché. From 1982 through 1989, the ‘ Town charged private third…
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