Atkinson v. Herington Cattle Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that defendant acted without malice or its legal equivalent when defendant took immediate measure to contain the water pollu tants and thus minimize its damages upon awareness of the problem
• feedlot drainage contained bacteria and nitrates which destroyed plaintiff s water supply and injured his cattle
• judgment for punitive damages following bench trial reversed because \the undisputed evidence on this point as a whole\ failed to establish requisite malice or wantonness
• cattle feeder strictly liable for pollution of dairy farm’s water supply, citing Berry

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