Surface waters are such as do not flow in a regular channel.154 The cases are conflicting as to the duty of a lower owner to receive such waters onto his land,155 but it certainly does not exist in the

148 See Grand Junction Canal Co. v. Shugar, 6 Ch. App. 483. Dudden v. Guardians of Poor of the Clutton Union, 1 Hurl. & N. 627; West Cumberland Iron & Steel Co. v. Kenyon, 6 Ch. Div. 773; Burroughs v. Saterlee, 67 Iowa, 396, 25 N. W. 808.

149 Chatfield v. Wilson, 28 Vt. 49; Phelps v. Nowlen, 72 N. Y. 39. But see Pixley v. Clark, 35 N. Y. 520. Under Rev. St U. S. § 2339. Rights in percolating waters may be acquired by prior appropriation. Sullivan v. Mining Co. (Utah) 40 Pac. 709.

150 Bloodgood v. Ayres, 108 N. Y. 400, 15 N. E. 433; Chasemore v. Richards, 7 H. L. Cas. 349; and ante, p. 5. But see Chesley v. King, 74 Me. 164; Hollingsworth & Vose Co. v. Foxborough Water-supply Dist (Mass.) 42 N. E. 574.

151 Acton v. Blundell, 12 Mees. & W. 324; Popplewell v. Hodkinson, L. R. 4 Exch. 248. The use must not be malicious or extravagant. Willis v. City of Perry (Iowa) 60 N. W. 727. Cf. Horner v. Watson, 79 Pa. St. 242.

152 Ball v. Nye, 99 Mass. 582; Wahle v. Reinbach, 76 111. 322; Pottstown Gas Co. v. Murphy, 39 Pa. St 257. But see Upjohn v. Board, 46 Mich. 542, 9 N. W. 845.

153 Lybe's Appeal, 106 Pa. St 626; Haldeman v. Bruckkart, 45 Pa. St 514. Cf. Davis v. Spaulding, 157 Mass. 431, 32 N. E. 650; Acton v. Blundell. 12 Mees. & W. 324. But see Smith v. Adams, 6 Paige (N. Y.) 435; Balston v. Bensted, 1 Camp. 463.

154 Gibbs v. Williams, 25 Kan. 214; Eulrich v. Richter, 37 Wis. 226, 41 Wis. 318; Hebron Gravel Road Co. v. Harvey, 90 Ind. 192; Earl v. De Hart, 12 N. J. Eq. 280; Bowlsby v. Speer, 31 N. J. Law, 351.

155 That he must receive surface water, see Adams v. Walker, 34 Conn. 466. Contra, Gannon v. Hargadon, 10 Allen (Mass.) 106; Barkley v. Wilcox, 88 case of city property.156 Surface waters must not be collected by one proprietor and discharged upon the land of his neighbor in any increased quantity in one place,157 unless the discharge be into a regular water course.158 Surface water may be appropriated, and prevented from reaching the natural water courses, without incurring liability.159