Carter v. Lee

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an action for damages to land caused by the diversion by defendants, Quincy Lee and The Quincy Lee Company, of the natural flow of surface water onto plaintiffs’ land. The City of San Antonio was also named as a defendant. Trial was by jury and judgment was rendered for defendants upon the verdict. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

The record shows the plaintiffs are the owners of some 96 acres of land located in San Antonio. The defendants Lee own the land immediately east of plaintiffs’ property and are and have been developing…