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LEACH v. BISCAYNE OIL AND GAS CO., INC.

No. 15293.

289 S.E.2d 197 (1982)

Marvin LEACH v. BISCAYNE OIL AND GAS CO., INC.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earley, Bailey, Pfalzgraf & Seufer and John S. Bailey, Jr., Parkersburg, for appellant.

James M. Powell, Parkersburg, for appellee.

HARSHBARGER, Justice:

Marvin Leach sued Biscayne Oil and Gas Company for compensatory and punitive damages he suffered when Biscayne trespassed on his Wood County property, constructed a road, leveled trees, erected oil storage tanks, natural gas regulators and other oil and gas paraphernalia. Gas constantly seeped from the installation and soon there was a fire that damaged more trees. A jury awarded Leach $8,200 compensatory and $41,800 punitive damages. The trial...

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