Young v. Huffman

Plaintiff Sarah E. Young brought this action seeking compensation for damages done to her dwelling house which allegedly resulted from the filling in and elevating the land of the defendants so as to impede the natural flow of surface water and to cause the flooding of the adjoining land of the plaintiff. After hearing on the issues made by the pleadings and viewing the premises, the trial court made findings in favor of the defendants and rendered judgment dismissing the action. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was overruled and she appealed assigning the insufficiency of the evidence to…