Gotwals v. City of Wessington Springs

Defendant city in 1917 constructed a sewer system. The sewag'e passed through a disposal device known as an Imhoff plant, and thence the water residue flowed into a meandering creek or ravine which ran across the land of plaintiff for a distance of some 1,400 feet. Because of inadequacy of the disposal plant, solid matter passed through it, and the discharge into the creek or ravine and across land of plaintiff included not only water but actual filth and sewage. In 1930 plaintiff instituted this action for the recovery of damages and to enjoin the further discharge of sewage upon her…