Payton v. Monsanto Co.

This case involves the timeliness of claims alleging that the Monsanto Company and its agents had polluted Lay Lake. Ben L. Payton, Thomas R. Edwards, and Cliassa Edwards (all hereinafter referred to as "Payton"), on behalf of themselves and a putative class of persons similarly situated, sued Monsanto, Blake Hamilton,1 and a number of fictitiously named parties (all hereinafter referred to as "Monsanto") on July 15, 1997, alleging that Monsanto and the other defendants are liable for money damages, based on theories of negligence; wantonness; breach of a duty to warn of the inherent dangers…