G. L. Webster Co. v. Steelman

This is an action instituted in December, 1937, by Emory J. Steelman against the G. L. Webster Company, Inc., to recover damages to seafood, both above and below low-water mark in tidal waters, by reason of pollution of said waters, and damages to the enjoyment and use of high land, situated on these waters, by reason of noxious odors, stench, and filth created by this pollution.

There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff solely for damage to his real property by the odors, to which the defendant obtained a writ of error. There are no assignments of cross-error.

The parties…