Jones v. Nafco Oil and Gas, Inc.

GRIFFIN, Justice.

This is a suit brought by petitioner, who was the plaintiff in the trial court, against respondent Nafco Oil and Gas (hereinafter called Nafco) and its employee, Sam Wy-song, as defendants, for damages suffered by plaintiff’s cattle. This damage was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants in permitting the escape of condensate, a liquid hydrocarbon, on the ground where plaintiff’s cattle drank the same. Upon the conclusion of plaintiff’s testimony, the trial court gave the jury an instructed verdict in favor of the defendants. This action was affirmed…