MANGINI v. AEROJET-GENERAL CORP.

Docket No. S041557.

12 Cal.4th 1087 (1996)

912 P.2d 1220

51 Cal. Rptr.2d 272

CATHERINE HOLTHOUSE MANGINI et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

April 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, John R. Reese, Christopher Berka, Claire T. Cormier and Steven G. Rosen for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Jose N. Uranga, Lasky, Haas, Cohler & Munter, Lasky, Haas & Cohler, Moses Lasky, Richard Haas, Charles B. Cohler, Epstein, Becker & Green and Janet Morgan for Defendant and Appellant.

McClintock, Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, Steven W. Weston and Edward J. Casey as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.


OPINION

ARABIAN, J.*

We granted review to examine the law of nuisance as it bears on a suit seeking damages for the contamination of land through the dumping of toxic wastes. Specifically, we consider the requirement that, in attempting to avoid the bar of the statute of limitations by demonstrating that the nuisance is "continuing" (or "temporary") rather than "permanent," the plaintiff must present substantial...

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