Highland v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
By stipulation of the parties these claims have been consolidated.
The declarations are all substantially the same. Each of them alleges the claim arises out of damages to growing crops, during the years 1926 and 1927 and subsequent thereto, such damage being caused by the diversion of water out of its. natural course upon and across the claimants’ land, and the destruction of the outlet of certain tile drains; and that such diversions of water and destruction of the outlets resulted from the acts of the defendant, through its servants, in constructing State Route No. 7. Bach declaration…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lowery v. City of PekinIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Fleta Corder v. State Road CommissionWest Virginia Court of Claims · 1949