Mancini v. Delillis

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Plaintiff is the owner of a six-acre produce farm in the Borough of Carlstadt, Bergen County, New Jersey; defendant Flora DeLillis owns a similar farm in the immediate neighborhood, and operates the same with the assistance of her two sons (who are also defendants). The terrain in this vicinity is low, and a series of ditches serves to drain off excess water from rains and melting snows. Complaint is made by plaintiff that the main ditch serving his land and…