Womble v. State

This is an action to recover damages for the pollution and contamination of claimants’ well. The pollution was allegedly caused by acts done or permitted by the respondent at a place along the shoulder of U. S. Route 54 in reasonably close proximity to the residence and well of the claimants at Atlas, in Pike County, Illinois.

The complaint consists of two counts. The first count alleges that the claimant, Yelda Womble, suffered personal injuries as a result of drinking water from her well that contained excessive amounts of calcium chloride. The second count is a claim for damages to property…