Bingham v. Williams

WILLIAMS, Justice.

Parties are referred to herein as in the trial court.

This action was brought by Emmett O. Williams against the defendants, C. A. Bingham, S. W. Collins and Clarence Rake, to recover damages caused by pollution of fresh water on the half-section farm and pasture occupied by plaintiff, the ag-. ricultural tenant, by 'salt water, oil and other deleterious substances from two adjoining quarter section oil leases, separately owned and operated by Bingham and Collins, covering the -same lands .comprising. plaintiff’s agricultural lease. Defendant Rake, was the pumper op.the…