Legal Opinion
Wever Petroleum, Inc. v. Gord's Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 31, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cardona, P. J.
In October 1986, Cord’s Ltd. (hereinafter Cord) contracted with Wever Petroleum, Inc. to install three 6,000-gallon underground fuel storage tanks and associated piping on property owned by Wever located in the Village of Stillwater, Sara-toga County. Subsequently, leaks developed in the system which allowed fuel to escape and contaminate Wever’s property, as well as residential properties of adjacent owners. Wever commenced action No. 1 against Cord seeking damages and costs incurred for the cleanup of contamination and alleging, inter alia, that Cord’s…
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