Robicheaux v. Gulf Production Co.

O’QUINN, Justice.

This suit was filed in the Sixtieth district court of Jefferson county on May 23, 1927, by appellants M. Robicheaux and" J. E. Brous-sard against appellee, Gulf Production Company, to recover damages to rice crops for the years 1924 and 1925, alleged to have been caused by pollution of the waters of Hille-brandt bayou, the source of fresh and pure water for irrigating their said rice crops. The pollution was alleged to have been caused by appellee’s permitting and causing salt water and water contaminated with other minerals and substances to be pumped from its oil wells at…