Sunray Oil Corp. v. Sharpe

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by the appellees to recover damages for personal annoyance, inconvenience, and depreciation in the value of property, caused by the operation of appellant’s gas dehydration and compression plant, located in Texas near the residences of the appellees. The ap-pellees complain of the maintenance of a temporary and permanent nuisance by the appellant in the operation of said plant. The court below granted appellant’s motion for a directed verdict as to all damages for a temporary nuisance, and as to all allegations of negligence by the defendant; and…