Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Pertics

Crumpacker, J. —

This is an action brought by the appellees, Elias Pertics and Emil Pertics, against the appellant, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, to recover damages the appellees claim to have sustained by reason of alleged wrongful acts of the appellant in collecting large quantities of surface water upon its right-of-way and discharging the same upon land leased by the appellees and upon which they had growing crops which were - thereby destroyed. Issues were joined by an amended complaint and a general denial under rules of procedure and practice applicable to trial courts prior…