Seely v. Shaffer
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Tompkins county. Action by Obed A. Seely against Amos D. Shaffer. Judgment was given for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
When the subject of this action arose, the plaintiff and defendant were owners of adjoining premises situated in the town of Hewfield,Tompkins county, H. Y. The farms of both were on the east side of a public highway, which ran north and south. The defendant’s farm was higher than the plaintiff’s. The action was for damages for the defendant’s having wrongfully collected, diverted, and discharged water upon the plaintiff’s farm. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant obstructed the sluices across the highway, and destroyed the headings that turned the water into them, and thus caused the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Noonan v. . City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Whittaker v. Delaware & H. Canal Co.New York Supreme Court · 1888
- Moran v. McClearnsNew York Supreme Court · 1872
3Cited by1 opinion
- Williams v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900