Wilsher v Corban - [1955] NZLR 478

Waters and Watercourses — Defendant, Owner of Higher Land — Natural Flow of Surface Water to Plaintiff's Lower Land — Open Drain in Existence on Higher Land Many Years before Either Party had purchased His Property — Drain overflowing and Surplus Surface Water flooding Plaintiff's Land — Collection in Drain of Surface Waters, naturally flowing from Higher to Lower Land, not entitling Owner of Lower Land to refuse to receive it after its being so received for Many Years.