Gray v. City of High Point

At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence and at the close of all the evidence the defendant made motions for judgment as in case of nonsuit, C. S., 567. The court below overruled the motions and in this we can see no error. We think the evidence, taken in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, sufficient to be submitted to a jury on “taking or appropriation.”

The plaintiffs owned about 200 acres of land, about 6 miles from the defendant city of High Point. The defendant, within about 10 to 15 feet of plaintiffs’ land, on the east side of the farm, erected a sewage disposal plant. The city of High…