Dessen v. Jones

On April 22, 1988, plaintiffs Edward H. Dessen and Loretta Des-sen filed suit in the circuit court of Champaign County against defendant Jimmie Jones seeking temporary and permanent injunctive relief in regard to the alleged infringement by defendant of plaintiffs’ rights as dominant owners to have water flow from their land through that of defendant, a servient land’s owner. Compensatory damages were also requested. The dispute arose because defendant had filled portions of his land with dirt. On May 6, 1988, the court preliminarily enjoined defendant from spreading more dirt over his land.…