Young v. Washington Water Power Co.

This is an action by appellant against respondent for the flooding of his land, which he claims was caused by the maintenance of respondent’s dam. From a judgment of dismissal following a granting of a nonsuit, and an order denying a motion to strike respondent’s memorandum of costs, this appeal is taken. Of the numerous specifications of error we will expressly consider only the following: (1) The court erred in sustaining an objection to a question put to certain witnesses as to what caused the high water to stay on the land; (2) the court erred in granting the nonsuit and entering judgment…