Kesler v. Merritt

NORTHCUTT, Justice.

Reece Kesler and J. O. Kesler and wife, Lizzie Kesler, as plaintiffs, brought suit against John L. Merritt, as defendant, seeking recovery of damages which plaintiffs alleged resulted to plaintiffs’ growing crops of cotton, beans, and peas caused by the spraying by the defendant of a certain herbicide referred to as “Weedone 638.” Plaintiffs J. O. Kesler and wife, Lizzie Kes-ler, own the south half of Section 7, Block M-10 in Castro County, Texas. Plaintiff Reece Kesler was the tenant of plaintiffs J. O. Kesler and wife, Lizzie Kesler, with respect to said south half of…