Shomon v. Spring River Power Co.

Citations

• 78 Kan. 779
• 99 P. 235
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 143

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Parties — Damages—Overflow of Land — Action by a Lessee. S. commenced an action to recover damages against a waterpower company, charging it with having dammed up a river, thereby flooding and destroying valuable mines located on lands of which S. claimed to be the owner. Upon the trial it appeared that S. was the lessee only of the lands. The court thereupon, for that reason, dismissed the action, holding that a lessee of land could not maintain such an action. Held, error.</p>