Legal Opinion
Carter-Jones Lumber Co. v. Dixie Distributing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1999No. Nos. 97-3422, 97-3709PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge. '
The district court found defendants, Dixie Distributing and Harry C. Denune, Dixie’s 100% shareholder, severally liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., as arrangers for the disposal of hazardous waste. That waste had contaminated land owned by plaintiff, Carter-Jones Lumber Co., which filed this CERCLA action against Dixie, Denune and other defendants, not parties to this appeal, to recover costs expended in cleanup of the site. Dixie and Denune appealed the…
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