Bryant v. Merritt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

Carrie Merritt was the owner of a small tract of land in the city of Galena, upon which she erected a building and placed therein an engine, boiler and pipes for the purpose of operating a greenhouse. In 1889 the defendant purchased the adjoining lots, and erected and put in operation a foundry and machine-shop thereon. The present action was brought by Carrie Merritt to recover damages alleged to have been sustained: (1) To her real estate, by the defendant’s having filled up his lots so that the surface-water flowed by defendant’s premises…