Martin v. Jaekel

MASON, Justice.

Lee Martin and his brother Leo, farm owners and operators, brought this law action to recover from defendants Jake Jae-kel and Gulf Oil Company for the damage allegedly sustained to 137 acres of plaintiffs’ milo and 10.6 acres of their grassland aerially sprayed by Gulf Oil with atrazine compound with additional chemicals June 10, 1967. Trial commenced the latter part of June 1969.

The case was submitted to the jury against those two defendants. After overruling defendants’ motion for new trial judgment was entered against them on the $8500 verdict in favor of plaintiffs.

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