Vinton Petroleum Co. v. L. Seiss Oil Syndicate, Inc.

Plaintiff company and defendant syndicate had each a derrick near the dividing line between their oil leases standing at a distance of about seventy or eighty feet from each other. Plaintiff’s derrick was constructed of steel, that of defendant of wood.

Jesse Burton was employed by defendant to remove this wooden derrick of defendant and to replace it by another. While Burton was endeavoring to remove it, the derrick broke about forty feet above its foundation and its top fell on the crown of plaintiff’s derrick, completely demolishing it.

This suit is brought by plaintiff for $1,275 for the…