Legal Opinion
Cloverleaf Farms, Inc. v. Surratt
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 1976No. 1-1275A237PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLybrook, J.
Appellant-defendant, Cloverleaf Farms, Inc. (Cloverleaf), appeals from a judgment in the sum of $3,318.34, awarded after a court trial, to appellee-plaintiffs Roy E. Surratt and Thelma Surratt (Surratt). The award was granted for a change in the drainage of surface water caused by the construction of a housing addition by Cloverleaf on land adjacent to and east of Surratt’s property. The housing construction caused surface water which had previously flowed across Cloverleaf’s land to stand on that of Surratt.
We reverse.
Cloverleaf’s principal contention is that as a landowner it is not liable…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gene B. Glick Co., Inc. v. Marion Construction Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1975
- Capes v. BargerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1953
- Watts v. Evansville, Mt. Carmel & Northern Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1921
- Lowe v. Loge Realty Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1966
- Gwinn v. MYERSIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Argyelan v. HavilandIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
- Rounds v. HoelscherIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Argyelan v. HavilandIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Gilmer v. Board of Com'rs of Marshall CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Davidson v. MathisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
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