Sheppard Investment Co. v. Roscoe

— The Market Lake Basin is said to be in the shape of a huge saucer, and without any outlet, other than seepage and evaporation, for the water that accumulates from the rains and melting snow. The Sheppard Investment Company, plaintiff, being the owner of considerable land in the lower part of the basin, made and entered into contracts with a number of land owners with the object of draining the water from the lands. Roscoe, one of the land owners, signed one of the contracts and a promissory note. This action was brought on the note, the complaint alleging it in haec verba. A demurrer to the…