Carolina Power and Light Company v. Clark

The evidence of the individual defendants introduced without objection, except as to the testimony of Sam W. Huddleston set forth below, which was objected to on the ground that he had not qualified as an hydraulic engineer to express an opinion, tends to show the following facts. They own a farm of about 100 acres in Beaverdam Valley. Beaverdam Creek, a clear mountain stream about 14 to 16 feet wide and 10 to 18 inches deep, runs approximately through the center of the farm. On the north end of the farm is a narrow gorge 100 to 150 feet wide, where a dam could be placed to create a lake and…