Appellate Court of Illinois February 4, 1890 (Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. Singletary)

Green, J.

This suit was brought by appellee against appellant to recover damages for injury to his crops from an overflow of water.

The declaration contains two counts. In the first count the negligence averred is the constructing and unlawfully maintaining an embankment obstructing the natural flow of water, and forcing it upon and flooding and overflowing plaintiff’s land and crops, etc.