Legal Opinion

West Muncie Strawboard Co. v. Slack

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1904No. 20,406PublishedCited by 23 opinions

From Henry Circuit Court; W. O. Barnard, Special Judge. Action by John K. Slack and others against the West Muncie Strawboard Company and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.

1Opinion of the CourtDowling, C. J.

This action was brought by the appellees against the appellants to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the former by the pollution of certain waterways, on one of which the appellees owned land, and to secure an injunction to prevent the further commission of the acts complained of. Demurrers to the complaint being overruled, the cause was tried by a jury, over the objection of the appellants, and a verdict returned in favor of the appellees for $500, for which sum judgment was rendered against the appellants jointly.

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Irvine v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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  3. Strobel v. . Kerr Salt Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
  4. Miller v. Highland Ditch Co.California Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Sloggy v. DilworthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888

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