Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. v. Johnston

This suit originated in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County as an action by appellee, Mrs. Mable A. Johnston, to recover damages against appellants for the operation of their plant as a nuisance. The charge was pollution of the air by the plant’s discharging excessive and unreasonable amounts of carbon black or lampblack into the air, thereby damaging appellee’s rug cleaning business and causing her personal annoyance, discom fort, and inconvenience. The only issue is the amount of damages, but an outline of the facts is necessary to develop our conclusions.

This case was one of thirteen…