Paisley v. American Zinc Co.

Mr. Presiding Justice Shurtleff

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit brought by appellees against appellant to recover damages for injury caused by the smelting plant of appellant to a 79-acre tract of land owned by appellees, in the vicinity of said smelter. It is charged that the gases and fumes from the zinc and zinc oxide plant of appellant spread over the lands of appellees and destroyed the vegetation and unfitted the lands for raising crops and damaged appellees permanently, in the value of said lands, in the sum of $4,000. A full statement of the case may be found in…