Burroughs v. Saterlee
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buena Vista District Court. This is an action in equity by which the plaintiff seeks to enjoin the defendants from interfering with the flow of an artesian well, the property of the plaintiff. There was a trial by the court, and a decree for the plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRotiikook, J.
I. The plaintiff claims that he is the owner of certain land in Cherokee county, and that lie leased part thereof to the defendant George Saterlee for mining purposes; that in 1879, while boring for coal on said land, Saterlee struck three distinct veins of water, one of which is magnetic, and possesses medical properties of great value; that pipes were put in said well in the year 1879, so that the veins of water flow high enough above the surface of the ground that the water can be distributed to bath rooms built near said wrell; that in 1880 the plaintiff conveyed a half interest in the…
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