Central Oil Co. v. Shows

This is a damage suit brought by the owner of certain lands against appellant, Central Oil Company, owner of the oil and mineral rights in the land, for injuries to the surface as the result of an alleged negligent oil drilling operation conducted by the Central Oil Company upon the aforementioned land.

The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Simpson County, Mississippi. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee, A. H. Shows, in the sum of $2,500. The trial court overruled a motion for a judgment, notwithstanding the verdict, and also a motion for a new trial; whereupon, appellant…