Corwine v. Maracaibo Oil Exploration Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This is an appeal in an action instituted to recover damages resulting from pollution of plaintiff’s stock pond caused by escaping oil, salt water, and refuse from defendant’s adjoining oil lease operations. A verdict was returned and approved, and judgment for actual and punitive damages in favor of plaintiff was entered by the trial court. Defendant filed posttrial motions to set aside the general verdict and answers to special questions, to remit and reduce the actual and punitive damages, and for new trial. All of the foregoing motions…