Harvey v. Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Calhoun District Court.— Hon. Z. A. Church, Judge. Action at law to recover damages. There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff is and for many years has been the owner of a quarter section of land in Calhoun county, Iowa. The land is somewhat low and in its natural condition there is a shallow pond or slough of some ten or fifteen acres in extent near the western boundary. The natural slope and drainage of most of the quarter section and of some of the adjacent lands is in the direction of this pond, the outlet of which was to the west across the highway bounding the tract on that side. In the year 1902 the defendant company, by condemnation or by purchase, secured , a right of way and constructed its…
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