North v. Evans

This is an appeal from a verdict and judgment in favor of defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, in an action against plaintiff in error to recover damages to plaintiff’s land consisting of 70 acres in Carter county and including an orchard or grove of about 30 acres of native pecan trees, alleged to have been caused by salt water escaping from two wells on a lease operated by defendant.

Plaintiff alleged that for a number of years defendant had allowed salt water to escape from two oil wells operated by defendant and flow down a small' stream to and upon plaintiff’s land…