Gibbs v. Williams
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Cloud Distriet Court. ActioN brought by Gibbs against Williams and two others, to recover damages for the obstruction of an alleged watercourse. Trial at the August Term, 1879, of the district. ■court, and judgment for the defendants. Gibbs brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action in which the plaintiff ■sought to recover of the defendants for obstructing a watercourse, whereby his cellar was flooded and property destroyed. The pivotal question is as to the existence of a water-course, ■or anything having so far the attributes of a water-course as to forbid interference with it by the owner of the soil. It is not pretended that there was any constant stream, any general flow of water. Indeed, it is perfectly plain that the only water flowing down this alleged water-course was the temporary…
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