Legal Opinion
Clay v. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 1997No. WD 51894PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.
After a civil jury trial, plaintiffs Leslie and Alma Clay were awarded $19,640 from the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC) under a theory of inverse condemnation, and $22,340 from contractor Max Rieke & Brothers, Inc. (Rieke) under a theoryof strict liability for blasting, for property damage caused by the blasting of rock during construction of a nearby road. The Clays alleged that the blasting damaged their property by damaging an aquifer that had been supplying unusually high quality water to their property.
The Clays appeal the trial court’s…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Dunn v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- Page v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
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