Legal Opinion
Guaranty-First Trust Co. v. Textron, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1993PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
This case raises the issue of the appropriate measure of recovery to which a private party is entitled under G. L. c. 2IE, § 5 {a) (iii) (1992 ed.), for damage to real or personal property caused by a release or threat of release of hazardous material. A judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts certified to us, pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 1:03, as appearing in 382 Mass. 700 (1981), the following question: “If the Bank [Guaranty-First Trust Company] establishes that the Previous Owner [Textron, Inc., the former owner of the Bank’s property] is responsible for…
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