State v. Wright

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Maeshall, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction for willfully obstructing a public highway. He was charged with so obstructing it “by damming up and. obstructing the waters of a natural watercourse running across the public highway.” The evidence showed that the defendant built a dam, or dike, across a depression that carried surface water, but that the depression was not a natural watercourse. The evidence also showed that the dam caused the water to cover the road and interfere with travel thereon.

1. The defendant argues that because the place…