J. F. Smith, Inc. v. Patton

This action was commenced before a justice of the peace of Pottawatomie county by Frank Patton to recover damages in the sum of $173, claimed to have been sustained by careless and negligent oil operations of defendant on lands leased and occupied by Patton in Seminole county. The alleged damages were itemized as damage to summer pasture, burned pasture, stock field pasture, cost of repairing fence, etc., damage to stock, roads, etc.

J. F. Smith, an individual, and J. F. Smith, Inc., a corporation, were made defendants.

The first summons issued and served was apparently defective as to the…