STAFFORD v. THORNTON

No. 7721.

420 S.W.2d 153 (1967)

Henry L. STAFFORD and Dynadrill, Inc., Appellants, v. Mrs. S. A. THORNTON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cayton & Gresham, Karl Cayton, Lamesa, Morehead, Sharp, Boyd & Tisdel, Roger C. Henderson, Plainview, for appellants.

Stovall & Stovall, Frank Stovall, Plainview, for appellee.


DENTON, Chief Justice.

Mrs. S. A. Thornton, a widow, brought suit against Henry L. Stafford to recover for damages for land and improvements thereon alleged to have been caused by blasting operations in a nearby caliche pit. Stafford impleaded Dynadrill, Inc., as a third party defendant. The trial court's judgment, based on a jury verdict, was rendered for the plaintiff against Stafford for $40,000.00 plus interest, and judgment was rendered for Stafford over against...

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