West v. Brenntag Southwest, Inc.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice CARTER.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of a current landowner, Marion Thomas West, Individually and d/b/a Royle Container Company (West), awarding him $1,024,986.30 in damages and $500,000.00 in exemplary damages against a former operator on the land, Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Successor in Interest to Delta Solvents and Chemical Company, formerly d/b/a Delta Container (Delta/Brenntag), who engaged in drum reconditioning and waste disposal that caused significant contamination of the property. West appeals the trial court’s failure to award attorney’s fees.…