Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Arrington

CHAPMAN, Justice.

This is an action for damages for destruction of a 1956 growing wheat crop by blowing dirt, brought by appellee, J. M. Arrington against appellant, Phillips Petroleum Company, allegedly caused by the negligent failure of appellant to chisel alongside its pipeline running across the place being farmed during that year by appellee in wheat. The case was tried to the jury, the issues of negligence and proximate cause were answered against appellant, damages were found by the jury to be $2,972.50 and the court rendered judgment against appellant for that amount together with…