Thistlethwaite v. Shell Petroleum Corporation

' On December 28, 1928, the Shell Petroleum Corporation, the defendant, while engaged in seismographic operations in the parish of St. Landry, exploded a 600-pound charge of dynamite buried 23 feet beneath the surface of the ground, with 50 pounds on the surface ; the shot point being approximately 2% miles from plaintiff’s residence. The explosion caused earth tremors which plaintiff alleges were of such “terrific force as to shake his home after the manner of an earthquake, frightening the inmates, and damaging his home in the sum of nine thousand, four hundred and fifty-five dollars.’’ He…