New York Court of Appeals

Charles Hartshorn, Respondent v. Ransom M. Chaddock, Appellant

October 4, 1892135 N.Y. 116

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment, holding that a riparian owner who willfully diverts a natural stream onto a neighbor's land is liable for the resulting damages, and that evidence of the cost of restoring the land is admissible and sufficient to support a damages award when the defendant does not contest it.