Kerr v. Mangus

Good, C.

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for the destruction of certain floodgates and fences on his land caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant. Plaintiff alleged that he and defendant were the owners of adjacent farms which were both traversed by Mud creek, plaintiff’s land lying immediately down stream from the land of defendant; that defendant negligently placed and permitted to remain in the channel and on the banks of said creek a large quantity of brush and limbs of trees which were washed and carried down by the flood waters of said stream against plaintiff’s gates and…