17 Wis. 227 | Wis. | 1863
By the Court,
It is obvious that the statute pf limitation did not begin to run upon the plaintiffs’ claim until tbeir lands were flowed. Before that they bad no action; and it was wholly immaterial whether tbe dam bad been built a long or a short time, except so far as it affected tbe question whether tbe backwater was caused by' the dam, or by some
Judgment reversed, and a new trial awarded.