Schulze v. Monsanto Co.

STEPHAN, Judge.

James Louis Schulze and Betty Ann Schulze, husband and wife, appeal from the judgment entered in favor of respondent Monsanto Company after a bench-tried case. Both appellants and Monsanto are riparian landowners of property on opposite sides of the Cuivre River in Lincoln County, Missouri. Appellants sought damages and injunctive relief against Monsanto for its alleged obstruction and diversion of the natural flow of the Cuivre River with increased surface water on their farm resulting in erosion and loss of crops. The trial court determined that Monsanto’s actions were…