Legal Opinion
Wilson Auto Enterprises, Inc. v. Mobil Oil Corp.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 19, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-359LPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
At issue is whether a purchaser of real estate has a cause of action in negligence, trespass, nuisance, or strict liability against a former lessee of the seller for damages allegedly resulting from the lessee’s chemical contamination of the property. In November 1988, Arthur Wilson bought a parcel of developed land in Foster, Rhode Island, from an entity named Little Rest Realty Company (“LRRC”). Before this transaction, Mobil Oil Corporation had leased the land, for the operation of a retail gas station, for several decades from…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Philadelphia Electric Company v. Hercules, Inc. And Gould, Inc. Appeal of Hercules, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Donna Reilly v. United StatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
- Ryan v. State, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Plummer v. Abbott LaboratoriesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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