Anthony Shoals Power Co. v. Fortson

The plaintiff, C. J. Eortson, brought his petition against the Anthony Shoals Power Company and certain other defendants, praying an injunction against interfering with his possession of certain lands. He alleged, that the power company owned a large tract of land, on which was an undeveloped waterpower ; that in October, 1909, the power company agreed with him that he should rent the entire land, as long as the same was not flooded by the erection of a dam, at a price of 34,000 pounds of lint-cotton per year for each year that he was suffered by the non-erection of the dam to occupy the…