Comerford v. Morrison

This is a suit by appellees against appellant to recover damages alleged to have been occasioned by the act of appellant in wrongfully diverting the flow of surface water from his land to and upon the land of appellees, whereby the land of appellees was rendered unfit for tillage and the crops growing thereon were injured. A trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Christian county resulted in a verdict and judgment against appellant for $500.

Appellees are the owners of the east half of the southeast quarter of section 36 in Locust township, and appellant is the owner of the northwest quarter of…