McCoy v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monroe District Court. — C. W. Vermilion, Judge. Action in equity to enjoin the defendant from depriving the plaintiff of the use of a certain pond or reservoir of water for' the use of his live stock. There was a decree, as prayed, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff owns a farm of 185 acres in Monroe County. .The defendant’s line of railway runs substantially east and west, along or near the south line of plaintiff’s farm. In the year 1886, plaintiff’s grantors, then owning the above mentioned farm, conveyed to the railroad company an irregular tract of 4.14 acres, carved out of said farm on the south side thereof. The use for which said tract, was purchased is not mentioned in the conveyance, but it is admitted to have been for the purpose of constructing and maintaining thereon a pond or reservoir in which to store water for the use of…
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