Allen v. City of Navasota

■ RYAN, J.

This suit was filed by M. B. Allen against the city of Navasota for damages to his property, situated within and without the city-limits, alleged to have been caused by the-construction by the city, for drainage purposes, of a ditch through plaintiff’s land which; diverted the flood waters from their natural; channel and permitted the ditch to become obstructed so thát the diverted flood waters overflowed plaintiff’s land and injured and destroyed a crop of cotton thereon, then ready for gathering, of the reasonable market value of $1,000, for which judgment was prayed.

Plaintiff’s…