Legal Opinion

Scott v. Glenwood Township

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided December 6, 1919No. 22,105PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Phillips district court; William S. Langmade, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment refusing an injunction against the maintenance of a culvert on a highway built across a ravine or waterway, in which plaintiff alleged that there was an insufficient opening for the passage of water. • Plaintiff owns a farm on this waterway which drains an area of about five hundred acres, and she alleges that when freshets or heavy rains occur the culvert holds the water back on her garden, thus causing injury and loss. She made a claim for damages, which appears to have been abandoned, and also…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Helms v. Eastern Kansas Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  2. Fogarty v. Junction City Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1893
  3. Phillips v. Lawrence Vitrified Brick & Tile Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1905
  4. Murphy v. Fairmount TownshipSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
  5. Topeka Water Supply Co. v. City of PotwinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sandifer Motors, Inc. v. City of Roeland ParkCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1981
  2. Andeel v. WoodsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1953
  3. Klotz v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1954

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