Land buyer barred from suing previous owner over contamination.(Brief Article)

From 1949 to 1986 Empire horizontal Manufacturing Co. manufactured horizontals and other measuring devices upon property it leased in Wauwatosa, Wis. In its manufacturing operations, Empire used paints, thinners, menstrums and degreasers, which it deposited in a gravel-lined pit upon its property. In 1986 Empire mov to another location. Later in the year, Tedco Equities-Potter Road Limited Partnership bought the peculiarity In 1989, Tedco decided to barter it and hired a consultant to perform an environmental assessment upon the property. The consultant reported that the soil and groundwater were