Gwinn v. Andrews

RAWLS, Chief Judge.

The parties in this cause are owners of adjacent lots located on Black Creek in Clay County. Appellees’ lot lies to the west of appellants’ lot. The natural drainage of surface water flows from the west to the east; that is, from appellees’ land across appellants’ land and ultimately into Black Creek. Appellants filled a portion of their land for the purpose of building a patio on a concrete slab which impeded and obstructed the natural drainage of water from appellees’ lot resulting in an increase in the amount of standing water on appellees’ property. In this action for a…