ADAIR v. FRISBY

No. 5-2380.

345 S.W.2d 468 (1961)

Robert E. ADAIR and Leo D. Recknagle, d/b/a Smackover Production Company, et al., Appellants, v. H. E. FRISBY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 24, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Compton, El Dorado, for appellants.

Spencer & Spencer, El Dorado, for appellees.


ROBINSON, Justice.

This action grows out of damages caused by appellants in discharging salt water into a creek which flows through appellee's property. Appellee was awarded damages in the sum of $2,375 and the only issue involved in this appeal is whether the judgment is excessive.

Appellants argue that according to the evidence the maximum amount that appellee has been damaged is $900. Appellee Frisby testified that he owned a tract of 177 acres, a part...

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