Cover v. Phillips Pipe Line Company

HOUSER, Commissioner.

John S. Cover, d/b/a Cover Construction Company, hereinafter “contractor,” sued Phillips Pipe Line Company, hereinafter “pipeline,” for $24,000 damages for partial destruction of a Caterpillar tractor by fire following rupture of defendant’s pipeline while contractor was engaged in terracing work on a farm in Pettis County. Pipeline counterclaimed for $27,609 damages to the line and for loss of revenue resulting from the rupture. A jury returned a verdict against contractor on his petition and against pipeline on its counterclaim. Contractor filed a motion for new trial…