Masonite Corp. v. Dennis

The appellee, George Dennis, Sr., brought an action .at law against the Masonite Corporation, by which he sought to recover damages for the depreciation in the value of his land, alleging same to have been brought .about by the fact that the appellant emptied the waste from its plant into Tallahala creek, which in turn emptied into Leaf river, and as a result of said effluent in the streams nauseous odors were produced, and a sediment was deposited on his land which injured its productivity. Appellee also alleged that the fish in the two streams were hilled, and that the waters of Leaf river…