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- Title: Wack v. Farmland Industries
- Author : Pennsylvania Superior Court
- Release Date : January 27, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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1 James Wack, Jane F. Beattie and Joan K. Marburger, individually and as executors of the Estate of Addie Z. Wack, appeal from the order granting summary judgment in favor of Farmland Industries, Inc., Turkey Hill Minit Markets, Inc., Ideal Convenient Markets, Inc., the SICO Company and Hafer Petroleum Company, Ltd. Appellants alleged drinking water contaminated by gasoline which leaked from appellees storage tank exposed their mother, Addie Wack, to contaminants (including benzene) which caused her to develop adenocarcinoma of the buccal cavity, a rare form of cancer affecting her salivary glands. Farmland, Turkey Hill and Ideal owned and operated a convenience store containing the storage tank. SICO leased the property to install its storage tanks, serviced the gas-dispensing system and supplied and monitored the gas. Hafer installed the storage tanks and on occasion serviced the gas-dispensing system.