Taylor v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.

Plaintiff, for himself and as assignee of 23 others, recovered judgment against defendant in an action of trespass on the case for damages for negligently overflowing their lands and injuring and destroying crops growing thereon. Defendant has removed the case to this court by writ of error for review, and asks for a reversal on account of errors committed upon the trial of the case.

Defendant company owns and operates four or more *581dams on the St. Joseph river in this State, thereby controlling the water power of said stream for many miles above Berrien Springs. This water power, to the amount…