Supreme Court of Alabama April 22, 1915 (Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Wright)

MAYFIELD, J.

The action is to recover damages for the pollution of a stream of water which flowed through plaintiff’s premises. The defendant ivas operating a by-product plant on or near the stream, and it is alleged that defendant emptied chemical acids and other foreign matter into the stream, thereby rendering it unfit for domestic use by the plaintiff.