Davis v. Jordan

Opinion

BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.

The cause before us involves allegations of over-spraying a herbicide onto a neighboring farmer’s watermelon crop. James Riley Davis (Davis) alleged that Ronald Jordan (Jordan) did just that when he used his tractor to apply the herbicide to his cotton crop. Davis’ property adjoined that of Jordan, and the contamination was allegedly caused by Jordan spraying the chemical during windy conditions. The jury denied Davis’ claims of negligence; so, he appealed. The issues we are asked to resolve implicate the trial court’s jury instructions (or lack thereof),…