Downing v. Howlett

In May, 1889, the plaintiff in error brought a suit in the district court of Jefferson county against Richard More and Thomas- Howlett to recover damages for the alleged trespasses of the defendants. According to the complaint and the evidence which was received, Downing was the owner of certain lands in that county, and had run a ditch through a part of them to irrigate some of his fields. By some proceedings which are not disclosed by the record, though probably they were in the nature of condemnation proceedings, an en*292try was made on Downing’s land and a good deal of work' done by somebody…