LEEK v. BRASFIELD

No. 5-918.

290 S.W.2d 632 (1956)

W. E. LEEK, Sr., Appellant, v. H. C. BRASFIELD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brockman & Brockman, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Daggett & Daggett, Marianna, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This action was brought by the appellee to recover damages for the inundation of his farm in Desha county. The complaint asserts that the flooding of the land was due to the defendant's wrongful conduct in preventing the repair of a dam that protected the plaintiff's farm. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiff in the amount of $550. The basic question in the case is whether the defendant...

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