I. G. N. R. R. Co. v. Slusher

Appellee brought this suit against the railroad company to recover damages on account of the latter's failure to properly construct and maintain necessary culverts and sluices to control surface water, and alleged negligence in making ditches and excavations, thereby creating reservoirs which filled up with water which percolated on to the plaintiff's land and injured his crops. The plaintiff recovered a judgment for $960, and the railroad company has appealed.

Several objections are urged to the court's charge, none of which are regarded as tenable. By the charge the plaintiff's right to…