Show SUIT AGAINST THE GUY II I I Esther Walker Wants 13500 For Damages By Flooding c LANDS NEAR THE JORDAN WITH WATER FROM THE RIVER SEWAGE AVD OFFAL 0 i Cane of the Great Salt Lake anti Hot springs Railway Company Against the Rapid Transit Street Rnmvay on Trial Before Jutljtc Ritchie J Short Order wad ecllaiicou Court Business V Yesterday the damage suit of Esther Walker against Salt Lake City was commenced before Judge Street and a jury Frank Pierce appearing for the pjaintiffs and City Attorneys McKay and Kenrpstead for the defendant V It is alleged in the complaint that between November 10 1S91 and June 26 1893 the defendant corporation by its watermaster by direction of the mayor and city council diverted large quantities of water from the Jordan river into the surplus canal and from thence over and upon the farm of F G Heath damaging him to the extent of 2500 Heath assignd the claim to the plaintiff Esther Walker For a second cause of action it is alleged that on June 26 the defendant by means of a system of drains ditches and flumes constituting its sewer system sys-tem extending from the city westerly across the Jordan river and thence further I fur-ther west to the plaintiffs land wrongfully wrong-fully caused the sewage and offal to be conveyed to and deposited thereon converting good farming land into a swamp of no value to plaintiffs damage dam-age in the sum of 11000 wherefore on the two causes of action plaintiff prays for judgment for 13500 V The defendant denied all the material mater-ial allegations of the complaint and further alleged that the premises alleged al-leged to have been damaged do not belong to Heath it having been sold under foreclosure proceedings and although al-though the time for redemption has expired no redemption has been made also that Esther Walker did not own the other part of the premises but conveyed it to Mrs Carrie Keyting on November 1 1804 by warranty deed It was also set up that the action was barred by the statute of limitations The case was proceeding when the hour of adjournment arrived |