Boyd v. City of Oskaloosa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahasku District Court. — John F. Talbott, Judge. Action for damages consequent on an alleged nuisance resulted in a judgment against defendant, from which it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1- uonSíorB¿m-" YoniencpCimd discomfoit. A creek, with source about a mile beyond where the effluence from the septic tank of the defendant emptied into it, i-tss course through plaintiff’s land about a mile farther on. The evidence ivas such that the jury might have found that the waters of the creek were polluted by the flow from the septic tank to such an extent that, upon reaching plaintiff’s farm, they were discolored, contained a slimy sediment, were obnoxious to taste, and threw off a disagreeable odor, described by plaintiff as “an awful stinking smell.” He testified that he could…
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