Wichita County Water Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. Curlee

LEDDY, C.

Defendant in error, W. C. Curlee, instituted this suit against Wichita county water improvement district No. 1 and Wichita county water improvement district No. 2, plaintiffs in error, for the value of eight cows, three of said cows being killed by' eating. poisonous Johnson grass, and five being drowned in the canal constructed by plaintiffs in error. He sought to recover damages in the sum of $360 for the death of these animals. His petition alleged in substance:

That during the years 1923 and 1924 defendant in error used and occupied under lease for the purpose of farming and stock…