Harp v. Iowa Falls Electric Co.

Plaintiff is the owner of a small tract of land near the city limits of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and on the Iowa River. Plaintiff had erected upon this real estate a stone mill, and crossing the river and connecting with the mill was a dam. The mill and dam had been continuously maintained for more than 50 years. The mill was built in 1857. Plaintiff continued in the uninterrupted use of his mill and water power until his rights were interfered with by the defendant, as he claims, about the time or shortly before this suit was brought. The lower or east line of plaintiff’s property is about 100 feet…