Legal Opinion
In re Drainage by Persons
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1983No. Civ. No. 10262PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDERSON, Justice.
This is an appeal by the Barnes County Water Resource District1 and fifty landowners in Barnes County from a judgment of the district court reversing the Water Resource District’s decision to close a drain constructed in 1969 by Persons. We affirm.
In 1979 fifty residents of Barnes County petitioned the Barnes County Water Resource District to close the drain, claiming it caused the ground water level to rise which lessened soil productivity and flooded their basements. The Water Resource District investigated the drain, pursuant to § 61-16-50, NDCC (repealed by 1981 Sess.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. MooreNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- Apple Creek Township v. City of BismarckNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Morton County v. HenkeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. ReichNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
- Vantongeren v. HeffernanSupreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota · 1888
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Graber v. Logan County Water Resource BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- Winkler v. Gilmore & Tatge Mfg. Co., Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Knudson v. KylloNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
- Miller v. Walsh County Water Resource DistrictNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012