Bilo v. El Dorado Broadcasting Co.

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

Eugene Bilo appeals the trial court’s finding that he diverted a natural watercourse from his property onto the land of El Dorado Broadcasting Company (EDB). Bilo argues that he diverted surface water, which the common-enemy doctrine allowed him to do without incurring liability. He also argues that the trial court did not provide objective criteria to enforce the judgment. We affirm.

Bilo’s property is a rectangular tract located at the corner of Timberlane Drive on the east and Hillsborough Road on the south in El Dorado. EDB owns the land to Bilo’s west. The…