St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. Farrington

In this suit the appellee sought damages for the destruction of his crops upon 35 acres of land, alleged to have resulted from the negligent construction and maintenance by appellant of its railroad and the accompanying embankment, whereby the flood waters of the Brazos river in May, 1922, were diverted from their natural course and backed up on appellee’s land and impounded there for an unreasonable length of time, as a result of appellant’s providing no sufficient culverts or sluices to properly carry the water off. Appellant answered with a general denial only.

Trial before a jury, under a…