Bizer v. Ottumwa Hydraulic Power Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello Circuit Court. ActioN to recover for an injury alleged to have been sustained by the back flowage of water caused by the erection of a dam. There was a trial to a jury, and verdict and judgment were rendered for the plaintiff against the defendant, the Ottumwa Hydraulic Power Company, and the company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Oh. J.
The plaintiff is the owner of land upon the Des Moines river, a short distance above the city of Ottumwa. The dam in question was erected across that river, in or near the city of Ottumwa, in 1876, by the Ot-tumwa Water-power Company. The Ottumwa Hydraulic Power Company was organized in 1882, and succeeded, by purchase, to the Ottumwa Water-power Company in the ownership of the-dam, water-power, and improvements connected therewith. After the sale and transfer by the Ot-tumwa Water-power Company to the Ottumwa Hydraulic Power Company, no change appears to have been made in the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Powers v. City of Council BluffsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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