Venner v. Olson
South Dakota Supreme Court
■ Appeal f'ricm Circuit 'Gouflt, Lake -County. -Hon. Louis L. FleEGER, Judge. Action by P. M. Vernier, 'against Peter’ Olson and another, to enjoin maintenance o'f defendants’ tile d'flain, and for 'damages. From .a judgment 'for'.defendants, and from' an order denying a new trial, plaintiff appeals. Appellant' cited:' • ’' 'Bo’ll vs. Ostroof, ’25 S. O. '5x3; Káufmahn'vs. Lenker, 146 N. w. ■ 823.’ ' Respondent cited): Thompson vs. Andrews, (-S. D.) 165 N. W. Rep., 9.
1Opinion of the CourtGates, J.
Action to enjoin the maintenance -of a tile drain "and for damages resulting ¡therefrom-. Plaintiff owns 320 -acres of 'land -in section 23 — 105—53. -Defendants own fractional east hal-f of section 14 -on which, -an-dl on west half of fractional section 13, is !a meandered lake -called Wooley Rake. The trial court found:
“That there is -a natural Ibarri-er Or -ridge on -the south of said Wooley Rake, so that, iso far -as the record disdiqs-es, no w-ater has overflowed from said lake at any time.”
The evidence tended to Show without -dispute -that the bottom -of the -1-ak-e was comparatively…
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