Dunbar v. Sweeney

This is a suit in equity for injunctive relief with respect to an alleged unlawful interference by defendants with the subterranean flow of water, under premises owned by them, to a spring on adjoining lands owned by plaintiff; and with respect to an alleged continuing trespass by defendants by collecting water in artificial channels and discharging it upon plaintiff’s lands.

The plaintiff acquired title to and was in possession of the premises, on which there was a perpetual spring of wholesome water known as the Cataract Spring, prior to the time the defendants came into ownership and…