Horton v. Sullivan

Plaintiff sued defendant in justice’s court for the unlawful obstruction of the natural water-course from his land over that of defendant. The case was appealed to the circuit court, where plaintiff recovered verdict and judgment for one dollar.

Plaintiff and defendant are the owners of farms separated by a public' highway, plaintiff owning the upper estate. There is no well-defined stream or water-course, but it is conceded that the natural flow of the water from rains and melting snows is from the plaintiff’s over the defendant’s land, through a culvert which was constructed many years ago,…