Sycamore Coal Co. v. Stanley

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

Lemuel S. Stanley and Cordelia Stanley brought an action against the Sycamore Coal Company to recover damages for the alleged destruction of a well or spring on their land. The case was submitted to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of $475. The defendant has filed a motion for an appeal.

The Stanley farm adjoins appellant’s land. Appellant drilled a core hole 4 inches in diameter on its land about 60 feet from a well on appellees’ land which had been drilled to a depth of 28 feet. The core drilling by appellant was for the…