Phillips Petroleum Company v. West

HAMBLEN, Chief Justice.

Appellee concedes that the followung statement of the nature and result of this case, taken from appellant’s brief, is substantially correct:

This is a suit in tort for damages to a rice crop allegedly caused by negligence of appellant in connection with its oil and gas operations. The appellant operated a well productive of oil and gas, tank battery and water disposal pit on the Bullard tract under and by virtue of an oil and gas lease; the appellee had a surface or agricultural lease on the said Bullard tract subject to the prior rights of appellant under its oil and…