Bramley v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Crawford District Court. — Hon. Z. A. Church, Judge. Suit to enjoin defendant from obstructing tbe waters in a watercourse resulted in a decree as prayed. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
Plaintiff owns the N. % and the defendant the S. % of the S. E. % oí the section. Through this quarter, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad extends from about forty rods east of the northwest corner to a point a little west of the southeast corner. Southwest of the railroad is a watercourse known as West Paradise Creek, entering the quarter five or six rods south of the northwestern corner, and running southeasterly out beneath the railroad bridge near the southeast corner. The banks of this stream are six or seven feet deep, and ordinarily the water was from .six inches to a foot…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Pohlman v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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