Jeansonne v. Cox

PONDER, Justice.

In this suit the plaintiffs seek a mandatary injunction to compel the defendants to fill or close a drainage ditch or canal and, in the alternative, to recover damages occasioned to their property by virtue of the construction of the ditch or canal. After trial there was judgment denying the mandatory injunction but awarding damages to the various plaintiffs in amounts ranging from $250 to $1,000. From this judgment, the defendants have appealed and the plaintiffs answered the appeal asking for the mandatory injunction originally prayed for, and, in the alternative, for an…