Chapman v. American Creosoting Co.

— This is an action for damages on account of the alleged pollution and destruction of plaintiff’s well and spring caused by defendant’s negligence in permitting poisonous fluids from its creosoting plant .to flow onto plaintiff’s farm. From a verdict and judgment in the sum of four thousand dollars, defendant- has appealed. . '

The petition was filed December 23, 1921. There have been several trials of this case in circuit court, the last one being in May, 1925, out of which grew this appeal. The petition alleges that plaintiffs are the owners of certain real estate, therein described,…