City of Blackwell v. Murduck

This action was brought by Wilbur Murduck and others as plaintiffs against the city of Blackwell, a municipal corporation, for damages to the land of plaintiffs, caused bj' the construction of Lake Blackwell and the subsequent obstruction by silt of a drainage tile running from the land of plaintiff into the stream across which a dam was constructed in forming the lake. The jury returned a verdict for defendant, and the trial court sustained plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. Defendant appeals.

From the record it appears that the motion of plaintiffs for a new trial was filed during the term,…