Gillespie v. Woodward Iron Co.

The suit is for damages for that defendant is alleged to have obstructed the flow of water in Village creek, a natural water, thereby causing an overflow upon plaintiff’s property, etc. A jury found with defendant and plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff criticises charge 2, given for defendant, on account of the omission of the word “proximately” before “caused” in the concluding part of the charge. The criticism is too nice for practical purposes. The charge states, with adequate completeness, the rule of law sustained by the authorities. Jones v. Tennessee Co., 202 Ala. 382, 80 South. 463;…