Conklin v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — W. S. Ayres, Judge. Action for damages on account of the flooding of plaintiff’s land. Judgment in favor of defendant for costs upon a directed verdict in its favor was entered in the court below.
1Per curiam
1. Waters and watercourses: diverting water from natural drainage. Plaintiff is the owner of a 44-acre tract of land, located south of the Rock Island railroad tracks and east of Thirtieth Street in the city of Des Moines, which is used for agricultural purposes. Considerable land lying northwest thereof was formerly low and subject to overflow. In pgpy or 1878, the owners of this low land, including plaintiff, for the purpose of draining the same, by joint contribution constructed an open ditch from a point near the railroad, southeast a distance of several miles, intersecting with Four Mile…
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