Legal Opinion
Daily v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 30, 1996No. Civil Action 94-1637 (JR)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERTSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs operated a gas station on their land in the District of Columbia. They bought gasoline from Exxon Corporation and stored it on the property in underground tanks leased from Exxon. When plaintiffs closed the gas station in 1989, Exxon removed the tanks and discovered that they had leaked. Exxon remediated the contamination caused by the leaking tanks. Plaintiffs then took the position that their land had become “unusable.” They sued Exxon in Superior Court for the District of Columbia for $250,000, an amount presumably related to the value of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rosenblatt v. Exxon Co., U.S.A.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Exxon Corp. v. YaremaCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Yommer v. McKenzieCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- B & W Management, Inc. v. Tasea Investment Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- 325-343 E. 56TH STREET CORP. v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
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