Court backs verdict in home lost due to oil mess

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 Liability Litigation Property

A woman whose home had to be demolished after 400 gallons of heating oil were mistakenly pumped into the basement can collect $100,000 for mental distress, the Michigan appeals court said Friday. Beckie Price of DeWitt was forced to temporarily move in with her parents and lacked a permanent place for two years. High Pointe Oil had argued that she wasn’t entitled to sue for non-economic damages, but the appeals court said a house is not just a home.


External References & Further Reading
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-mi-oilinbasement,0,158976.story
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