Western Geophysical Co. v. Mason

Paul Ward, Justice.

Mr. and Mrs. Noali Mason (appellees) filed suit against Western Geophysical Company (appellant) for damages to the water well on their farm caused, allegedly, by explosions detonated by appellant in an effort to locate subsurface formations capable of producing oil. The trial resulted in a jury verdict in favor of appellees for $2,500, and this appeal follows.

Before discussing the points relied on by appellant for a reversal we set out a brief summation of the pertinent facts.

Appellees own sixty seven acres of land in the southern portion of Columbia County where they have…