Legal Opinion
Gates v. Dow Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 13, 1989No. C14-87-987-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion
OPINION ON REHEARING
PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.
The trial court vacated its order granting the appellants a new trial. Its ability to do so is questioned. We affirm.
In March of 1984 appellants sued for injuries they claim they sustained from exposure to chemical toxins while living in a newly constructed log home. Appellants *122claim the toxins were from two sources: (1) sour gas blowouts and hydrogen sulfate emissions from a nearby gas sweetening plant and (2) pentachlorophenol, a wood preservative applied to the logs used in constructing the log home. Appellee was joined in the suit in August of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
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- El Chico Corp. v. PooleTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ferguson v. Globe-Texas Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
- In Re Luster, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
- Gates v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989
- In re Baylor Medical Center at GarlandTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- Searcy M. Ferguson, and S.M. Ferguson, Jr., Inc. v. Globe-Texas Company, and Headington Oil Properties, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2000
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