Farrell v. City of Ontario

MYERS, J., pro tem.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants. He concedes its correctness, however, as to the defendants other than the city of Ontario. Plaintiff, as the owner of certain lands situate a short distance south of the southerly limits of that city, charges the defendants with having constructed a certain ditch and culvert, the effect of which was to divert storm waters upon plaintiff’s lands to their injury. It is alleged that in January, 1916, large quantities of storm waters were so diverted upon plaintiff’s lands, to his damage in the sum of ten thousand…