Reed v. Rich
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Trespass for wrongfully cutting a ditch. Appeal from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Union County; the Eton. Joseph P. Robaets, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, A. D. 1892, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op tiie Coubt,
Phillips, P. J.
Appellant, plaintiff, was the owner of certain lands in Union County, and appellee, the defendant, owned other lands, the natural level of which was higher than the lands of plaintiff. Between the lands of plaintiff and the lands of the defendant there was a natural ridge composed largely of sand and gravel. On the lower ground, not far from plaintiff’s land, was a lake known as Kimball Lake, which was on the west side of the ridge, and on the east side of the ridge are a series of several lakes connected with each other and containing a considerable…
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