Ahumada v. Dow Chemical Co.

992 S.W.2d 555 (1999)

Enrique AHUMADA, et. al., Appellants,

v.

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Appellee.

No. 14-96-01513-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

March 25, 1999.

Rehearing Overruled June 10, 1999.

David T. Altenbern, Houston, for appellants.

Richard O. Faulk, Kevin L. Colbert, Houston, for appellees.

Panel consists of Justices YATES, FOWLER, and AMIDEI.

MAJORITY OPINION

LESLIE BROCK YATES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Appellants are several hundred fishermen who claimed to have suffered damages from a toxic spill in the Bay of Cartagena, Colombia in 1989.…