Rusch v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.

This was an action by a tenant to recover damages resulting from the alleged deprivation of the use of leased land and other damages resulting from the pollution of water.

The defendant corporations were: Phillips Petroleum Company, Cities Service Oil Company, Gulf Oil Corporation and Phil-Han Oil Company. These defendants will be referred to as the parties have designated them, to wit: “Phillips,” “Gulf,” “Cities Service” and “Phil-Han.” We are advised the following individual defendants were owners of an interest in the Phil-Han lease: G. W.…