City of Bartlesville v. Ambler

McINERNEY, Judge:

At the time this suit was commenced, plaintiffs owned fourteen residential properties in Pennington Hills Second and Third Additions to the City of Bartlesville. Turkey Creek meanders through parts of these additions; plaintiffs’ back yards are adjacent to this creek. As a part of a flood control project, Defendant City of Bartlesville planned to co-operate with the United States Corps of Engineers in the construction of a drainage ditch to replace the natural channel of Turkey Creek. Plaintiffs’ back yards would be adjacent to the completed drainage ditch.

According to plans…