Hines v. Jarrett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Kershaw, J., Spartanburg, March, 1886. This action was commenced on May 22,1885, by W. J. Hines, plaintiff. The complaint alleged: 1. That plaintiff is, and at the times hereinafter mentioned was, the owner in fee of certain lands in the county and State aforesaid, to wit, two hundred acres (200), more or less, situated on the waters of Buck Greek, bounded by lands of William T. Thorne, Mary Hines, Elizabeth Hicks, and others, together with the dwelling house thereon.…
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Before Kershaw, J., Spartanburg, March, 1886. This action was commenced on May 22,1885, by W. J. Hines, plaintiff. The complaint alleged: 1. That plaintiff is, and at the times hereinafter mentioned was, the owner in fee of certain lands in the county and State aforesaid, to wit, two hundred acres (200), more or less, situated on the waters of Buck Greek, bounded by lands of William T. Thorne, Mary Hines, Elizabeth Hicks, and others, together with the dwelling house thereon. 2. That on the day of , 1875, the defendants, Cleveland C. Jarrett and John M. Ezell, wrongfully raised a dam upon…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Simpson.
In this action the plaintiff sought to recover damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained by him in consequence of a dam erected by the defendants, Jarrett and Ezell, across Buck Creek, in Spartanburg County. The dam was erected in 1875, and was on the land of the said defendants, Jarrett and Ezell. It was built to afford water power for a cotton gin and mill, the neighbors all encouraging its erection. The water, originally, was not backed in the channel of the stream above the line of these defendants. In 1880…
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