Pure Oil Co. v. Boyle

The defendants in error, Phillip Boyle et ah, brought this suit for damages against the plaintiffs in error, Pure Oil Company and T. W. Jones. The trial court sustained a general exception to the plaintiffs’ petition, and entered judgment dismissing the suit. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed that judgment, Justice Stanford dissenting. 16 S.W. (2d) 146.

The material fact averments of the petition are substantially as follows: The waters of the Navasota river were pure until about January 1, 1925. The city of Groesbeck obtained its water supply from the river, for distribution and sale to its…