Wahls v. Brandt

This was a proceeding in chancery, whereby appellee, John Brandt, sought to compel appellant, Fred Wahls, to take up and remove a tile-drain on the latter’s farm, and to enjoin him from thereafter tiling, ditching or cutting" through a natural ridge or divide on his farm, thereby diverting waters from a pond on his land from their natural course, which is toward the north, and causing" them to overflow the land of appellee, which lies immediately south. Appellee also asks that damages be awarded to him for the injury to his crops by reason of such overflow.

The answer of appellant sets up two…