Shell Petroleum Corp. v. Voss

William H. Voss and Flora Voss, his wife, filed an action in the district court of Noble county, against Shell Petroleum Corporation et al. to recover damages for the permanent injuries to land, for certain expenses incurred in drilling for water, and for the loss of a filly; and the defendants appeal from a judgment, based on the verdict of the jury, in favor of plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs own a quarter section of land that is bisected by Black Bear creek meandering across the farm, generally along the north line of the south 80. This creek has been polluted by salt water escaping from near-by…