Donley v. Amerada Petroleum Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This was an action to recover temporary damages to a stock farm alleged to have been caused by the pollution of a creek *519which intersected the pasture land. Judgment was for plaintiffs, and defendants, Amerada Petroleum Corporation, and the Shell Petroleum Corporation, have appealed.

Damages were sought and recovered for decreased annual rental value of the farm for a period of two years, October 18, 1935, to October 18, 1937. In addition to recovery of actual damages in the sum of $759, a verdict was returned and judgment rendered in the sum…