GOPHER OIL CO. v. UNION OIL CO.

Nos. 91-1159, 91-1430, 91-1854.

955 F.2d 519 (1992)

GOPHER OIL COMPANY, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellee, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a California corporation, Appellant. GOPHER OIL COMPANY, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellee, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a California corporation, Appellant. GOPHER OIL COMPANY, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellant, v. UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a California corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 28, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Walters, Minneapolis, Minn., argued (Anne Meredith-Will on the brief), for appellant.

Brian O'Neill, Minneapolis, Minn., argued (Delmar Ehrich and Sandi Zellmer on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT and ROSS, Senior Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

These appeals arise from an action brought by Gopher Oil Company (Gopher) to recover damages, environmental cleanup costs and attorney fees from the defendant Union Oil Company of California (Union) based on common law fraud under Minnesota state law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, §§ 107, 113, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9607,...

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