People ex rel. Ricks Water Co. v. Elk River Mill & Lumber Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.
This action was brought to restrain the defendant from polluting the waters of Elk river, from which the Ricks Water Company obtains water to sell to the inhabitants of the city of Eureka.
*223The complaint charges defendant with polluting Elk river: 1. By maintaining its barn, slaughterhouse, corral, and stables so near the stream that the water becomes polluted thereby; 2. By maintaining water-closets so that the drainage from them flows into the stream; 3. By allowing sawdust to find its way into the stream; 4. By discharging into the stream slops from its kitchen; and 5. By impounding a large…
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