Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Davis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from, District Court, Comanche County, F. E. Gillette, Judge. Action by D. E. Davis against the Chicago, Eoek Island & Pacific Eailway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: Railroad Co. v. Riley, 33 Kan. 314: Railway Co. v. Renfrow (Kan.) 34 Pac. 802; Walker v. Railroad Co., 165 U. S. 593; Cox v. Railway Co., 174 Mo. 588; Hagge v. Railway Co., 104 Fed. 391; Hannaher v. Railroad Co., 37 N. W. 717; Railroad Co. v. Speelman, 18 Ind.
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Error from, District Court, Comanche County, F. E. Gillette, Judge. Action by D. E. Davis against the Chicago, Eoek Island & Pacific Eailway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: Railroad Co. v. Riley, 33 Kan. 314: Railway Co. v. Renfrow (Kan.) 34 Pac. 802; Walker v. Railroad Co., 165 U. S. 593; Cox v. Railway Co., 174 Mo. 588; Hagge v. Railway Co., 104 Fed. 391; Hannaher v. Railroad Co., 37 N. W. 717; Railroad Co. v. Speelman, 18 Ind. App. 378; Railroad Go. v. Hammer, 82 Kan. 763; Bryant v. Merritt (Kan.) 80 Pac. 600; Morrison v. Railroad Go., 67 Me. 353;…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
In the case of C., R. I. & P. Ry. Co., Plaintiff in Error, v. H. C. Johnson, Defendant in Error, 25 Okla. 760, 107 Pac. 662, it was held:
“If a railroad company so constructs its roadbed and ditches as to divert surface water from its usual and ordinary course and by its ditches or artificial channels, causes such water to be conveyed to a particular place, and thereby overflows the land of another proprietor which, before the construction of such road, ditches, or channels, did not overflow, the company will be liable to such proprietor for the injury.”
It was there also held to be immaterial…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Austin & Northwestern Railway Co. v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Powers v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Watts v. Norfolk & W. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- City Council of Montgomery v. Gilmer & TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
- Hughes v. AndersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
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3Cited by13 opinions
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