Welsch v. Elk River Power & Light Co.

Taylor, C.

The defendant is a public service corporation engaged in generating electric current and supplying "it to municipalities and the general public. Seven or eight years ago, defendant erected a plant at the village of Elk River for generating electricity and constructed a concrete dam across the Elk river for the purpose of providing power to operate it. In .1920, needing more power, defendant raised the height of the dam about three feet by placing flashboards on the top of it. Five landowners owning separate ■ parcels of land above the dam, portions of which are overflowed by the…