Legal Opinion
Sunburst School District No. 2 v. Texaco, Inc.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 2007No. 04-798PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morris
¶1 Sunburst School District No. 2 and approximately ninety adjoining private property owners (collectively Sunburst) sued Texaco Inc. (Texaco) for damages caused by the migration of benzene onto their properties from Texaco’s neighboring refinery. Texaco appeals from a judgment in the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, following a jury trial. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
¶2 Texaco raises numerous issues, but we need address only the following to resolve this matter:
¶3 1. Whether an award of restoration damages for an injury to real
property may…
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