Exxon Corp. v. Pluff

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.

On May 31, 2002, this Court delivered its opinion in the above-referenced case. Thereafter, on June 17, 2002, Pluff filed a motion for rehearing. We overrule Pluff s motion for rehearing, withdraw our original opinion, and substitute the following opinion in its place:

A jury awarded David Pluff $30,000 as damages for Exxon Corporation’s failure to remove abandoned oilfield materials from ten acres of land located in Rusk County, Texas. In seventeen issues, Exxon appeals the jury’s verdict. We reverse and render.

Background

On November 13,…