Elder v. . Barnes

Defendant was attached for contempt for willful disobedience of an order of court, in an action wherein plaintiff sought to restrain defendant from obstructing a ditch or branch, and to require him to remove obstructions wrongfully placed therein.

Plaintiff's land lies immediately above that of defendant, and it was alleged that the necessary outlet for the water naturally flowing from plaintiff's land was through a branch or ditch on defendant's land, and that defendant had placed obstructions in the branch or ditch impeding the flow and backing water on plaintiff's land to his damage.…