Staton v. Norfolk & Carolina Railroad

Civil action, tried at Fall Term, 1890, of Halifax Superior Court, Whitaker, J., presiding. The following is a copy of the material parts of the com- . plaint: “ 2. That the plaintiff is the owner of a farm in said county, containing about one hundred and sixty acres, and the defendant, sometime during the year 1889, located and constructed its road near said farm. 8. That he planted a large portion of said farm in corn and other crops the said year. 4. That the defendant, some time during said year, neglh gently, wrongfully and unlawfully cut a ditch through which great quantities of water…