Universal Atlas Cement Co. v. Oswald

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This suit was brought by Joe Oswald and wife against the Universal Atlas Cement Company for damages. The plaintiffs alleged, in substance, that the defendant in blasting rock for use in its cement plant set off an unnecessarily large quantity of explosives and that the blast therefrom cracked the rock foundation under plaintiff's’ adjoining farm in such manner as to cause two water wells thereon to go dry and the subterranean moisture under the soil to drain off in such manner as to render the land less productive. The jury, in answer to special issues, found in favor of…