International Agricultural Corp. v. Burton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Gaston Gunter. Action by Evelyn W. Burton against the International Agricultural Corporation, for damages because of injury to her crops. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MAYFIELD, J. —
Appellee sued appellant to recover damages for injury to growing crops, alleged to have been caused by noxious fumes emitted from the defendant’s factory for the manufacture of commercial fertilizers. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $1,125, from which judgment the defendant prosecutes this appeal.
The complaint was short, and, omitting the formal parts, was as follows: “That during the year 1913 the plaintiff was cultivating under a lease from Jane A. Marks a certain tract of land, comprising 500 acres, more or less, situated in Montgomery county,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- International Agri. Cor. v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Hendricks v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Bigbee Fertilizer Co. v. ScottAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
- Haynes Mercantile Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Bain v. HodgesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
3Cited by1 opinion
- T. L. Farrow Mercantile Co. v. RigginsAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916