Taylor Coal Co. v. Board of Drainage Commissioners

jOpinion op the Court by

Judge Quin

Affirming.

Appellant owns and operates a coal mine in the vicinity of Beaver Dam creek, a tributary of Muddy creek, which latter stream empties into Rough river. Between the month of the mine and Beaver Dam creek slack and other refuse taken from its mine have been piled upon appellant’s premises. In times of rainfall this slack washes from these piles into a ditch leading from the mine to a ditch constructed by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, or its predecessor, along its right of way; the latter ditch empties into Muddy creek. This situation has…