Craft v. Railroad Co.

This is an action to recover damages for the alleged unlawful diversion of water. The plaintiff testified that the defendant cut a canal, whereby the waters of Pine Island branch, which previously thereto flowed into Kendrick’s creek below his land, were turned into said creek at a point above bis land; that sucb diversion caused tbe water in the creek, which is his eastern boundary, to rise and overflow his land to such an- extent as to destroy his crop; that he had lost his crop during the years 1901 and 1902, and that he had been damaged not less' than three hundred dollars up to the time…