McClendon v. City of Boaz

These appeals are by plaintiffs, neighboring private property owners, from a partial summary judgment for defendant City of Boaz in an inverse condemnation action arising from the digging of a drainage ditch across plaintiffs' properties by defendants City of Boaz and Housing Authority of the City of Boaz. The grant of summary judgment was based on the grounds that the claims were barred by the two-year statute of limitations for claims against municipalities under § 11-47-23 and §§11-47-190, -191, and -192 of the Alabama Code of 1975. We reverse the judgment and remand the cause for trial on…