Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Turner

To compensate the destruction of his growing crops in July, 1932, by overflow waters, appellee, a landowner, instituted this action against appellant in the circuit court of Pulaski County.

The theory upon which appellee sought recovery was that in March, 1932, appellant, without right or authority, carelessly and negligently dug a hole six or eight feet in depth and eighteen inches or two feet in diameter and placed a telegraph pole therein, in the top or crown of Byrd Levee, which levee had theretofore been constructed by property owners for the protection of their properties from overflow…