Martin v. Amoco Oil Co.

GARRARD, Judge.

James Martin, et. al. (collectively “Class Plaintiffs”), Amoco Oil Company (“Amoco”), and Joseph and Dorthea Zrnchik, et. al. (collectively “Intervenors”) 1 appeal various facets of a class action involving the alleged underground migration of oil from Amoco’s Whiting, Indiana refinery to Class Plaintiffs’ and Intervenors’ property.

Reversed and remanded in part, and affirmed in part.

FACTS

This bitterly contested and often vexatious appeal began its journey to this court on February 1, 1991, when Robert O’Drobinak and Eugene Burkat 2 filed suit against Amoco in Hammond, Indiana…