Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. v. Fromme

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• holding that damage resulting from a continuous flow of polluted water onto plaintiffs land for over two years was permanent as a matter of law
• holding nuisance claim accrued when flooding began, and was barred by limitations even though greater part of damage occurred within two years of suit
• holding that limitations began to run when the defendant began wrongfully discharging water containing harmful chemicals on the plaintiffs land, and “not on the date when the extent of the damages to the land were fully ascertainable”
• holding that limitations began to run when the defendant began wrongfully discharging water containing harmful chemicals on the plaintiff’s land, and “not on the date when the extent of the damages to the land were fully ascertainable”
• holding nuisance claim accrued when flooding began, and was barred by limitations even though greater part of damage occurred within two years of suit
• holding nuisance claim accrued when flooding began, and was barred by limitations even though greater part of damage occurred within two years of suit

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