Peacock v. . Greensboro

Action to recover damages, caused by the ponding of water on plaintiffs land, by means of a dam created by defendant in and across a stream, known as Reedy Fork. Plaintiff's land abuts on said stream.

Defendant is a municipal corporation and owns lands also abutting on Reedy Fork, below the land of the plaintiff. Defendant acquired and holds said land as a source of its water supply. For the purposes of increasing its water supply, and for other purposes, it has constructed dams on its lands in and across Reedy Fork.

The issues submitted to the jury were answered as follows:

"1. Did the…