Section 33-7-4
Damages for diverting stream.
Any person diverting any stream, whether navigable or not, from its natural channel, is liable to any party aggrieved for the damages sustained.
(Code 1852, §1210; Code 1867, §1445; Code 1876, §1727; Code 1886, §1463; Code 1896, §2519; Code 1907, §6147; Code 1923, §10569; Code 1940, T. 38, §108.)