Arlington Forest Associates v. Exxon Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that storage and removal of gasoline from UST does not constitute an abnormally dangerous activity under Virginia law
• holding that gasoline stations fulfill essential transportation needs in modern society
• holding that gasoline stations fulfill essential transportation needs in modern society
• storing and removing gas from commercial underground storage tanks is not “carried on by the great mass of mankind ... [but] filling stations with underground storage tanks are commonplace in most communities throughout the country”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Grube v. Daun
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1997-11-12· cited 36×
• 325-343 E. 56TH STREET CORP. v. Mobil Oil Corp.
  District of Columbia· 1995-10-19· cited 30×
• National Telephone Cooperative Ass'n v. Exxon Corp.
  District of Columbia· 1998-11-19· cited 21×
• In Re Tutu Wells Contamination Litigation
  Virgin Islands· 1993-09-02· cited 18×
• Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Davis Industries, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 1992-03-17· cited 17×
• Gallagher v. H v. Pierhomes, LLC
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2008-10-01· cited 13×
• Harthman v. Texaco, Inc.
  Virgin Islands· 1993-08-13· cited 10×
• Gonzalez v. O & G Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2021-12-30· cited 8×
• Perez v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1993-12-21· cited 7×
• Schwartzman, Inc. v. General Electric Co.
  D. New Mexico· 1993-10-19· cited 4×
• Hemeon v. Petro-Tech, Inc.
  Loudoun County Circuit Court· 1993-09-02· cited 2×
• Norman Hahn v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1995-07-05· cited 1×
• BNSF v. Asbestos Court
  Montana Supreme Court· 2020-03-11· cited 1×
• Schwartz v. Accuratus Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2014-03-25· cited 1×
• Felix W. Schuck v. Gordon Beck, et ux
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2021-10-19
• Marenghi v. Barton
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 1994-04-25

Cites

27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Commissioner v. Estate of Bosch
  Supreme Court· 1967-06-05· cited 1,739×
• Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1956-01-16· cited 783×
• Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 1988-10-20· cited 445×
• Philip Morris, Inc. v. Emerson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1988-04-22· cited 162×
• Berg v. Reaction Motors Division
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1962-05-21· cited 138×
• W. F. Magann Corp. v. Virginia-Carolina Electrical Works, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1962-01-15· cited 89×
• Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, Cross-Appellant v. American Cyanamid Company, Cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1990-10-18· cited 72×
• New Meadows Holding Co. v. Washington Water Power Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-09-13· cited 65×
• Yommer v. McKenzie
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-10-10· cited 60×
• Epperson v. DeJarnette
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1935-06-13· cited 54×
• Peneschi v. National Steel Corp.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1982-07-07· cited 50×
• Fallon v. INDIAN TRAIL SCHOOL, ADDISON TP. SCH. DIST.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1986-10-31· cited 48×
• Bibb's Adm'r v. N. & W. R. R.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1891-02-12· cited 41×
• Hudson v. Peavey Oil Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1977-07-06· cited 36×
• Byrum v. Board of Supervisors
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1976-06-11· cited 35×
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Johnson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1967-04-24· cited 28×
• Thigpen v. Skousen & Hise
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1958-07-09· cited 25×
• Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corp.
  W.D. Tennessee· 1986-08-01· cited 25×
• M. W. Worley Construction Co. v. Hungerford, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1974-12-02· cited 17×