Duffy v. Henderson

Evans, J".

The parties were owners of adjoining land in Emmet county. The defendant was resident of such county, and the plaintiff was a resident of Illinois. They entered into a contract in relation to the proposed drainage of their respective lands. The natural course of drainage extended from the northwest toward the southeast, carrying the overflow in that direction. The higher land is that of the plaintiff. It adjoins the land of the defendant on the west. The course of drainage referred to extends diagonally across the land of the defendant for a distance of six thousand feet. There was…