Case v. Smith

On June 30, 1921, plaintiff brought suit in the circuit court of Jackson County, Missouri, returnable to the September term of that year, alleging that defendant, owner of certain property adjoining hers, collected surface water and sewage and discharged it upon plaintiff’s property. She prayed damages in the sum of $2000 and asked that an injunction issue restraining defendant from the further commission of said wrong. An affidavit for attachment was filed alleging, among other things, that affiant “has good reason to believe and does believe that said defendant is a nonresident of the State…