Legal Opinion
Clinton v. Farwell Irrigation District
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1987No. 86-169Published
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
This was an action to recover for seepage damage to a tract of farmland in Howard County, Nebraska, owned by the plaintiff, James S. Clinton. The amended petition alleged that the damage was caused by water seeping from an irrigation canal operated and maintained by the defendants, Farwell Irrigation District and Loup Basin Reclamation District. The amended petition further alleged that the Farwell Canal and its laterals ran within a half mile of the plaintiff’s property. The plaintiff claimed $5,000 for crop loss in 1984 and $80,000 for diminution in the market value of the land.
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- BURKE LUMBER & COAL COMPANY v. AndersonNebraska Supreme Court · 1956
- Koch v. KochNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
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