Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. Goodwin

The appellee, who was the plaintiff below, is the owner of an 80-acre tract of land in Union County, Arkansas, and he brought this suit against the appellant, who' was defendant below, alleging that the defendant stored oil in pits by excavating the dirt in certain places and building embankments or levees, and that, when it rained, the water accumulated in the pits or tanks; and that from said pits or tánks portions of crude oil and basic sediment esieaped and was carried on to plaintiff’s land, and damaged and injured same.

The defendant answered, denying all the material allegations of the…