Ranch v. Exxonmobil Corp.

OPINION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice

In this groundwater pollution case, Appellant land owners seek reversal of a take-nothing summary judgment granted in favor of ExxonMobil Corporation (“Exx-onMobil”) on claims for injunctive relief against purportedly imminent and irreparable hydrocarbon contamination of subsurface land, groundwater, and á nearby aquifer. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Factual History

Appellants own 20,000 acres of land spread across Ector,' Crane, Ward, and Winkler counties known as the Lazy R Ranch. Relevant to this appeal are five areas of concern (“AOCs”) within ranch…