Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Wisehart
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Henry Circuit Court; W. O. Barnard, Judge. Action by Sarah A. Wisehart against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company. From a j udgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court, under §1337u Burns 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
— Appellee successfully prosecuted this action against appellant railroad company for damages arising out of an alleged tort committed (1) by flowing water from a natural watercourse onto her lands; (2) in gathering surface-water into a basin upon its right of way and *209discharging such water onto her premises. The cause was submitted to the jury upon the second, third, and fourth paragraphs of the complaint. The record expressly discloses that the jury found in favor of appellee upon the third and fourth paragraphs.
Alleged errors based on overruling the demurrer to each of the two latter…
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- Wallace v. ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
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