Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 30, 1997, No. 96-15529 (Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Brown & Bryant, Inc.)

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company (the “Railroads”) are responsible parties under CERCLA1 for soil contamination on property they leased to Brown & Bryant (“B & B”), an agricultural chemical company.