McCarty v. Hogan

SPEER, Justice.

J. T. Hogan sued J. A. McCarty and C. F. Peterson in a district court of Wichita County, for damages to crops, livestock and grass on pasture lands for their alleged negligent acts in permitting salt water from oil wells to escape from pits or ponds and spread over plaintiff’s lands, at specified times. Judgment was entered for plaintiff, and defendants have appealed.

No jury being demanded, the law and facts were submitted to the court for determination.

Appellants base their appeal upon propositions under their assignments of error, to the effect that the petition was subject…