Shell Oil Co. v. Murrah

493 So.2d 1274 (1986)

SHELL OIL COMPANY

v.

Garry MURRAH, et ux.

No. 55802.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 3, 1986.

James B. Galloway, Eaton, Cottrell, Galloway, Lang & Stone, Gulfport, for appellant.

Robert P. Shepard and A.M. Murphy, Murphy & Shepard, Lucedale, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and DAN M. LEE and GRIFFIN, JJ.

GRIFFIN, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of George County by the defendant, Shell Oil Company, appellant here, from an adverse jury verdict and subsequent judgment. The jury awarded $12,645.00 in actual damages for appellant's trespass on…