Sullivan v. Bagby

Appellant filed a bill in the circuit court of McDonough county seeking a mandatory injunction requiring appellee to replace a certain tile drain taken out by him. This drain had been for many years in a natural water-course. The chancellor denied the relief prayed on the ground that appellant had not sought to do equity.

The facts show a quarrel between the parties over a small farm drain and never should have reached the courts. The parties own adjoining farms in McDonough county. Appellant’s farm lies directly north of and adjacent to the land of appellee and is separated therefrom by a…