Domermuth Petroleum Equip. & Maintenance Corp. v. Herzog & Hopkins

In Domermuth Petroleum Equip. & Maintenance Corp. v. Herzog & Hopkins, 111 AD2d 957 [3d Dept 1985] the Appellate Division held that an oil delivery company, which company had recently repaired the tank, could be held liable as a discharger by reason that it "set in motion the events which resulted in the discharge." In that instance the fuel oil tank had ruptured, discharging its contents into the basement of a residence.