Ehrhart v. Reid

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Harry and Vera Ehrhart appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of McDonough County which is adverse to plaintiffs in an action for injunctive relief and damages against defendants Daryl and Ella Reid.

The parties to the action own adjacent farms in McDonough County in this State. In 1976, the defendants Reid constructed a ditch on their farm property for the purpose of channeling surface water off portions of the farm. Thereafter, the Ehrharts instituted the current action against the Reids, alleging that as a result…