Ramold v. Clayton

Epperson, 0..

Defendant is the owner of a farm in Otoe county. Camp creek, a natural watercourse, flows through, his premises. Plaintiff is the owner of a tract of land lying about 80 rods south of defendant’s said farm. Plaintiff alleged that in May, 1903, defendant diverted the waters of Camp creek by the construction of dikes so as to cause them to flow upon his premises to his damage. Defendant denied the illegal construction and maintenance of the dams, and alleged that the overflow on plaintiff’s land was in no way due to the acts of the defendant, but was due to an unprecedented flood…