Minnehoma Oil & Gas Co. v. Johnson

DIEEENDAPEER, O.

Defendant in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, commenced this action against plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, to recover damages alleged to have been caused by defendant setting out a fire on its oil and gas leasei adjoining plaintiff’s orchard, from whence the fire is alleged to have spread to plaintiff’s orchard, whereby the trees on about five acres thereof were damaged.

Defendant, on the 25th day of March, 1925, was the owner and in possession of an oil and gas lease covering the south 100 acres of the N. E. 1-4, sec. 24, twp. 21 N., R. 7…