Gopher Oil Co. v. Union Oil Co. of Cal.
ELR Citation: ELR 21005 No(s). s. 91-1159 et al (8th Cir. Jan 28, 1992)
The court holds that a vendor of property contaminated by petroleum products fraudulently misrepresented the property's contamination to the purchaser, and the vendor is 100 percent liable for cleanup costs. The court first holds that the vendor failed to make a timely objection to the jury instruct...