Johnson v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

JACKSON, Justice.

This is a damage suit instituted by plaintiff, Jack Johnson, against the defendant, Phillips Petroleum Company, a corporation.

The plaintiff alleged that during the year 1934 he owned a grazing lease covering sections 155, 156, 179, 180, and the east one-half of 181, block 3-T, in Moore county, Tex. That the land was fenced, sodded with good grass, supplied with sufficient water by a creek and wells to constitute a pasture well adapted and sufficient for grazing and pasturing 187 cows and 160 calves which he placed thereon.

That during the year 1934 the defendant entered said…