Holler v. Board of Supervisors

DONIELSON, Judge.

Plaintiff landowners appeal from judgment for defendants in suit for damages caused by flooding of plaintiffs’ lands. Plaintiffs assert that the flooding necessitated repairs to their property and constitutes a taking for which they should be compensated. We affirm the judgment for defendants.

Our review is limited to correction of errors at law. Iowa R.App.P. 4.

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Plaintiffs own a farm in Palo Alto County. A natural stream crosses the plaintiffs’ pastureland for about one-half mile before emptying into the Des Moines River. Defendants are Drainage District Number 17 and the…