Pirtle v. Opco, Inc.

Steele Hays, Judge.

This is a case involving the waters over the property of adjoining landowners. Appellant, Mr. H. L. Pirtle, owned property to the west of appellee, Opeo, Inc. Surface waters flowed downward in a southwesterly direction across. appellee’s property and then on to appellant’s property. This drainage caused much of the water to back up on appellant’s property, thereby creating a “wash” and making the land unfit to growing crops.

Appellant purchased his property in 1971. He had initially used the property for grazing purposes. During this time, the large amounts of water coming…