Tennessee Gas Transmission Company v. Moorhead

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an action for damages to plaintiffs’ land because of the diversion of the West San Jacinto River by defendant from plaintiffs’ land. Trial was by jury and judgment was rendered for plaintiffs upon such jury issues. The parties will be designated here as they were in the trial court.

Plaintiffs alleged that in 1961 and 1962 defendant permanently diverted the flow of the West San Jacinto River from their 1206.32 acres tract of land by constructing an artificial channel and dam, without consent of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs alleged this deprived plaintiffs of their…