McDaniel v. Greenville-Carolina Power Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Pickens, February, 1913. Action by Duvicy D. McDaniel against Greenville Carolina Power Co. Plaintiff appeals. cite: Authority by legislature to build a dam across a nonnavigable stream does not relieve from liability for damages: 60 S. C. 265; 58 S. C. 560. Legislature could only grant authority to build a dam across a navigable stream for navigation purposes: 2 Am. R. 64; 40 Cyc. 565; 10 Wall. 497; 82 Am.
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Before Shipp, J., Pickens, February, 1913. Action by Duvicy D. McDaniel against Greenville Carolina Power Co. Plaintiff appeals. cite: Authority by legislature to build a dam across a nonnavigable stream does not relieve from liability for damages: 60 S. C. 265; 58 S. C. 560. Legislature could only grant authority to build a dam across a navigable stream for navigation purposes: 2 Am. R. 64; 40 Cyc. 565; 10 Wall. 497; 82 Am. D. 201; 36 N. J. L. 335; 5 Ohio 410; 16 Wis. 661; 13 Wall. 177; 76 S. C. 100; 9 A. S. R. 91; 52 Conn. 570; 17 Am. R. 459; 48 A. S. R. 941; Code 1912, 2139; 17 Am. St. R.…
1Opinion of the Court
July 22, 1913. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This action was brought to recover damages. The complaint alleges that in 1907 the defendant power company erected across Saluda River a dam, which obstructed the natural flow of sand and water in the channel, causing the channel to fill with sand and mud, and thus causing the plaintiff-appellant's land, lying above the dam, to be overflowed with mud, and sand, and water. There is no allegation that the dam was wrongfully or negligently constructed. The respondent interposed a demurrer to the complaint on the ground that the same did…
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