Bellville v. Porter

This is a watercourse case. Two are involved, one a ditch, well-established and recognized by all parties, known as the Bellville (plaintiffs’) Ditch, the other a slough, through which plaintiffs contend overflow water from the Bell-ville Ditch flows north and west through the Porter forty.

Plaintiffs started this action to compel defendant Porter to remove a dike across the slough. During the pendency of the action plaintiffs purchased Porter’s forty and removed the dike. In the meantime the Iowa State Highway Commission intervened asking injunctive relief, now only as against the plaintiffs,…