National Zinc Co., Inc. v. Crow

The defendant operates a zinc smelting plant, located about a fourth of a mile west of the city limits of Bartlesville. The plaintiffs operate a farm which is situated southwest of the smelter. The northeast corner of the farm is within approximately a quarter mile of the smelter, and from that point the farm extends to the west for possibly a mile. The plaintiffs have raised livestock on their farm for a number of years, one of their principal activities being that of breeding and raising fine blooded horses. Beginning in the year 1933, the plaintiffs observed that their colts, but not grown…