Barlow v. North Sterling Irrigation District

George W. Barlow sued The North Sterling irrigation district for damages sustained by him by reason of the flooding of his land, caused, he alleges, by negligence on the part of the defendant. Judgment was for the defendant. The plaintiff seeks a reversal of the judgment.

During a violent rain storm the defendant’s irrigation ditch broke, and the water therefrom flowed over the plaintiff’s land, causing damage. The defendant claimed that the damage was caused solely by the act of God, whereas the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was negligent, and that its negligence, either alone or in…