Wheatley v. City of Fairfield

Plaintiff is the owner of a 357-acre farm in Jefferson county, Iowa. The city of Fairfield, Iowa, purchased and is the owner of a tract of land lying- adjacent to and immediately south of plaintiff’s farm. There is a meandering natural water course running from a northerly to a southerly direction across both of these tracts. A public highway running east and west separates the two tracts. The city purchased its land for the purpose of erecting a dam across the natural water course or gully for the creation of a reservoir to supply city water. This dam is located about 120 rods south of the…