Martin v. Jett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Western Dist. •APPEAL FROM THE COURT 017 THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOR THE 1'AlllSH OF RAPIDES, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is an action for damages occasioned by the defendant’s stopping up the drains of his plantation, and to have the same kept open.
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Western Dist. •APPEAL FROM THE COURT 017 THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOR THE 1'AlllSH OF RAPIDES, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is an action for damages occasioned by the defendant’s stopping up the drains of his plantation, and to have the same kept open. The plaintiff alleges, that he is the owner and occupant of a plantation fronting on Red River, and bounded below by the plantation of the defendant; that within a year past the latter illegally and unjustly erected a dam across a drain common to both, but on the edge of his own, and thereby obstructed the natural flow of the water…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
The plaintiff seeks'to recover damages from the defendant, for illegally erecting a dam or embankment on his land adjoining that of the plaintiff, whereby the natural flow of waters has been obstructed, and his land has been overflowed. The defendent, in answering, denies that he has *504done any thing to the injury of the plaintiff, but alleges, that the plaintiff, on the contrary, has done him great damage, by cutting artificial drains or ditches, on his adjoining tract °f land, by means of which his arable lands are overflowed ; and he claims damages in reconvention. There was judgment for the…
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