Abbot v. Braswell

MADDOX, Justice.

Boh Braswell, plaintiff, brought an action for damages against defendant J. Lloyd Abbot and Flaco Corporation as a result of mud and water washing onto his property in Mobile County. Flaco was given the affirmative charge and the case went to the jury against Abbot on counts 4-A and 5-B, as amended. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $12,500. Abbot appeals from the judgment entered pursuant to the jury verdict and the judgment of the trial court overruling his motion for a new trial.

Braswell owned an interest in land lying east of a public way in Mobile…