Question

Exxon owned a gasoline station in Virginia that it used for years. The station had five underground gasoline storage tanks that were not properly maintained. The property was sold to AFA, which discovered gasoline contamination of the soil. AFA filed a lawsuit in Virginia state court contending that Exxon should be held strictly liable for the cost of cleaning up the property. The court most likely found that Exxon was:

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation: From the following given case or scenario we can state that the federal court of Virginia state is most likely to find Exxon Corporation to be not liable. This is because , the gasoline storage activity is not considered to be either abnormal or dangerous. Also the fact that Exxon is not totally responsible for the maintenance of the storage tank.