Fisher v. Valco Farms

Ray Thornton, Justice.

A cotton crop belonging to appellant Vernon Fisher was damaged by an agricultural chemical that drifted onto his cotton. Mr. Fisher brought an action against appellees, Valeo Farms, Danny McCollum, and Air-Aids, Inc., claiming that their negligence in applying the chemical, 2,4-D, to a rice field belonging to Valeo Farms by cropdusters operated by Air-Aids, Inc., caused damage to appellant’s cotton crop located two miles north of the rice field. The jury returned a verdict finding that appellees were not negligent.

Appellant moved for a new trial alleging that…