Kadlec v. Greendale Township Board of Township Supervisors

MESCHKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Richland County Water Resource District (District)1 appealed a judgment granting Ray Kadlec a writ of mandamus directing the Board of Supervisors of Green-dale Township (Township) to install a culvert through a road adjacent to Kadlec’s land. We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting the writ and, therefore, we affirm.

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[¶2] Kadlec owns land in South Dakota located directly south of the North and South Dakota state line. Robert Vellenga owns the land north of and adjacent to the Kadlec property in Greendale Township, Richland County, North…