Gulf Oil Corporation v. Miller

In this case L. T. Miller recovered a verdict and judgment against defendant, Gulf Oil Corporation, for the loss of eight head of milk cows, loss of milk, and the value of aborted calves alleged to have occurred by reason of drinking water from a creek which had been polluted by defendant in the operation of its oil and gas leases.

The jury returned a general verdict *55in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $916 and on special interrogatory submitted allowed $300 of this amount for loss of milk and $88 for aborted calves.

Defendant has appealed, and among other things asserts that the court erred in…