Ayer-Lord Tie Company v. Puckett

Henry S. Puckett sued the Ayer-Lord Tie Company, to recover .damages by flooding his land with water and with creosote, a liquid used in operating its tie plant, and for constructing a sewer which emptied into a water course which was partly on his land. The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $250, and from the judgment rendered the defendant has duly prosecuted and appeal to this court.

The court told the jury not to consider the question of damages claimed to have been sustained by the plaintiff, because of flooding his land with…