KAPLAN v. PETERSON

No. 94-1926.

674 So.2d 201 (1996)

Bernard KAPLAN, Appellant, v. Kenneth PETERSON, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Pence and Robyn D. Neely of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees Otis L. Phelps and Carol D. Phelps.

No Appearance for Appellee Kenneth Peterson.


W. SHARP, Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether a current owner of commercial real property can recover from the prior owners who allegedly caused the damage, the expenses and costs of cleaning up the property required by the state or city, which stemmed from an underground storage tank leaking petroleum into the soil and underground waters. The prior owners allegedly placed an underground storage tank on the property, and either discharged the pollutants...

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