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HORNING WIRE CORP. v. HOME INDEM. CO.

No. 93-1317.

8 F.3d 587 (1993)

HORNING WIRE CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The HOME INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Stepanich, Conzelman, Snarski & Stepanich, Waukegan, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry R. Daar (argued), Steven B. Fisher, Kostow & Daar, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The Horning Wire Corporation uses cresylic acid in its manufacturing process. The solvent is stored in six underground tanks located on Horning Wire's property and is transported to Horning Wire's plant via underground pipelines. In June 1989, the company discovered that cresylic acid was leaking from one of its pipelines. Recognizing the environmental danger (and accompanying liability),1 it hired a waste-removal...

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