PITSENBARGER v. NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO.

Civ. Nos. 4-1004, 4-1006, 4-1009, 4-1010.

198 F.Supp. 665 (1961)

Harold D. PITSENBARGER and Darlene B. Pitsenbarger, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO., Inc., Defendant. Marion J. PITSENBARGER and Ralph Hunter, Trustees, and Blanche L. Pitsenbarger, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Defendant. Allen H. DAVIS and Floy M. Davis, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Defendant. Earl KERN and Evelyn E. Kern, Plaintiffs, v. NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. Iowa, Central Division.

September 29, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Donahey, Panora, Iowa, and Robert E. Frush, Adel, Iowa, for plaintiffs.

H. R. Duncan and Eugene Davis (of Duncan, Jones, Hughes, Riley & Davis), Des Moines, Iowa, and Russell K. Craft, Adel, Iowa, for defendant.


STEPHENSON, Chief Judge.

These actions arise out of the operation by the defendant, Northern Natural Gas Company, of underground storage of natural gas in farm lands leased from plaintiffs. They were tried to the Court on the issue of liability. Originally these cases were commenced in the District Court of the State of Iowa in and for Dallas County, and were removed on the grounds of diversity of citizenship, Title 28, Section 1441, U.S.C.A. Plaintiffs are citizens...

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