GENERAL CRUDE OIL COMPANY v. AIKEN

No. 3511.

335 S.W.2d 229 (1960)

GENERAL CRUDE OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Edwin AIKEN, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearings Denied May 6, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner & Seaberry, Eastland, for appellant.

Mays, Leonard & Moore, Sweetwater, for appellee.


COLLINGS, Justice.

Edwin Aiken brought this suit against General Crude Oil Company. He alleged that his 3,707 acre ranch had been permanently damaged and suffered a decrease in value in the amount of $20 per acre because of an alleged salt water pollution caused by the defendant's negligence. Defendant oil company answered and alleged that it was the owner of an oil and gas lease on plaintiff's land, that it had drilled

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