City of Tuscaloosa v. Williams

THOMAS, Justice.

This bill against the city sought to “remove the obstruction of the natural watercourse on the land of the complainants and to restore said watercourse to its original dimensions in width and depth” and to enjoin the respondent from obstructing the natural flow of water.

The demurrer of the city to the bill as amended being overruled, the appeal is prosecuted from that decree. „

The respective rights of riparian owners of land as to the natural flow of water and use thereof, the discharge of water falling upon or flowing through or from lands, and the rights of owners of upper…