Johnson v. Washington

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of lower property owners against an upper property owner, for nuisance, trespass, and interfering with and channeling the natural drainage of surface water.

Plaintiffs Ellarine and Erielene Washington brought suit against Percy Johnson, Dr. Walker LaFlore, and Eleanor Townsend for trespass and nuisance for acts by defendants which allegedly caused water, red dirt, sand, and other debris to enter and cause damage to plaintiffs' property. The Washingtons are lower landowners, and the defendants own property naturally situated above and behind the…