Edward Runge Land Co. v. Busch

WEIER, Judge.

Plaintiff Edward Runge Land Company filed suit against defendant August A. Busch, Jr., for mandatory injunction to remove a dam across a drainage ditch, to permanently enjoin the defendant from obstructing the drainage of surface water through the ditch and for damages. The court granted the injunctive relief. From this judgment defendant has appealed. We affirm the judgment.

The plaintiff Edward Runge Land Company is a land-holding company for a family farm. Its stock is owned by the family of Edward Runge. Family ownership originated in Albert Runge, who died in 1902 and who was…