Legal Opinion

Leek v. Brasfield

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 30, 1956No. 5-918Published

1Opinion of the Court

290 S.W.2d 632 (1956)

W. E. LEEK, Sr., Appellant,

v.

H. C. BRASFIELD, Appellee.

No. 5-918.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 30, 1956.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1956.

Brockman & Brockman, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Daggett & Daggett, Marianna, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This action was brought by the appellee to recover damages for the inundation of his farm in Desha county. The complaint asserts that the flooding of the land was due to the defendant's wrongful conduct in preventing the repair of a dam that protected the plaintiff's farm. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiff in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wise v. Midtown Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  2. Vick v. ShinnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
  3. Ellis v. First National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
  4. Brooker v. SilverthorneSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1919
  5. Parrish v. ParrishCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

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