Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. Morrison

Citations

• 71 Ill. 616

Syllabus

<p>Railroads—liable for damage occasioned by obstructing the natural flow of water. A railroad company lias no right, by an embankment or other artificial means, to obstruct the natural flow of the surface water, and thereby force it in an increased quantity upon the lands of another, and if it does so, it is liable for any injury that the owner of the land may sustain by reason thereof.</p>