Supreme Court of New Jersey

T & E Industries, Inc., Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant v. Safety Light Corporation; Usr Industries, Inc…

March 27, 1991123 N.J. 371

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a predecessor in title can be strictly liable for an abnormally dangerous activity that contaminates land, affirmed that the defendant possessed the requisite knowledge, granted plaintiff indemnification for future cleanup costs, and remanded for a new damages trial limited to certain recoverable losses.