Supreme Court of the United States October 1, 1899, 83 (Ohio Oil Company, Plff. In Err. v. State of Indiana for the Use of Madison County)

177 U.S. 212 20 S.Ct. 585 44 L.Ed. 740 OHIO OIL COMPANY, Plff. in Err., v. STATE OF INDIANA for the Use of MADISON COUNTY. No. 83. October Term, 1899. Mr. Justice White delivered the opinion of the court: 1 The defendant below was sued for the sum of certain penalties imposed by law for allowing gas to escape into the atmospheric air from an oil and gas well.