Geis v. Rohrer

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Logan County, which issued a mandatory injunction commanding the defendants to excavate a certain ditch so as to afford natural drainage for water flowing from lands of the plaintiffs. A freehold being involved, the defendants appeal directly to this court. Cf. Gough v. Goble, 2 Ill.2d 577.

The plaintiffs own farm land located to the north of land belonging to defendant Ruth Rohrer and leased to her husband, defendant Henry Rohrer. The properties are separated by an east-west road and bounded on the west by an intersecting north-south road.

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